Economic outlook summary (Coronavirus update)
How is businesses effected in 2020 by the Coronavirus? Spoiler alert: It is much worse than Sars, economy will take quite a hit and companies will have to review their supply chains.
Big Picture
The big picture insights on economics, politics, and trends, for founders and entrepreneurs. Insight you need to know (Venture Capital, Stockholm, Sweden).
A strategy and best-practise blog for fast growth industrial entrepreneurs and tech startup founders.
Full fart i svensk ekonomi!
Nyprospekteringarna och bokslutstiden pågår för fullt nu i början av januari. Sveriges företagare och företag mår bra och har en stark tilltro till konjunkturläget även om det finns politiska orosmoln på himmelen. Ett fortsatt fint företagsklimat med andra ord. Den inhemska efterfrågan i Sverige kan komma att mattas av något anser dock en del ekonomer
Build, manage, destroy – the different generations of family business owners
We have an old Swedish saying on family businesses; “förvärva, förvalta, fördärva” that translates to above heading. This refers to the challenges meeting three consecutive generations of business owners.
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On my terms! Beware bankers…
There used to be a day when applying for a mortgage was dead-on nerve-wrecking. The tighten-up, 50-something banker in a dark dress looked over the desk at the diminishing applicant with the eyes of a head-principal. No? Yes? No? Maybe. The sound of paper. The keyboard. A claustrophobic room. If the computer said yes, you’re
Improving processes and customer offerings – that’s the ‘digital’ action
Often the “digital” falls on the CIO only, sometimes a Digital Chief is appointed, a “innovation lab” is started and the topic “digital” is emphasized at management conferences, while at large business continues as usual. But don’t worry, it’s a good start.
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How banks are gearing up digitally
Only a year ago anyone wanting to set up a meeting on BitCoin with a major bank would have received a hand colder than the absolute subzero freezing point. Today not only banks but also venture capitalists and entrepreneurs are flocking around the pound like Canadian gooses, loudly advocating their presence and showing off their
Selling industrial IoT can be challenging
After several interesting meetings the last couple of weeks with founders, CEO’s and technical directors of small- and mid-sized industrial companies here are some notes on the most pressing topic I picked up – the challenge of landing sales contracts.
Machine technology, invest or not to invest
The machinery and equipment manufacturing industry is Germany’s second largest industry by level of turnover; attaining €212 billion in 2014. More interestingly the turnover level has increased by about 70% throughout the last decade while employment is not at all increasing at the same rate.
Why digital and new customer behavior is not another tech bubble
GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt recently stated in a post in the Business Insider UK: “Let’s finally end the debate over whether we are in a “tech bubble. There has been talk of a bubble going back to 2011 and it continues to rage today.
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Regulation is not holding FinTech back
There is sometimes a miss-conception that the regulatory burden is saving banks from FinTech. Bank representatives sometime hide behind the regulatory pressure arguing that the FinTech sector is interesting but not at all a threat to established banks. How wrong they can be.
Changing consumer behaviors for the entertainment industry
Last year World Championship finals of the online game League of Legends were broadcasted live in 19 languages. The grand finals were watched by 27 million people globally when played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium were 45.000 spectators joined the event live. As a comparison the U.S. 2014 NBA-championship topped with 18 million viewers.
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Why banking industry is changing
The music industry used to be dominated by record labels and distributors. Then Spotify came. Record distributors were made redundant and main-street mega record stores and the cool boutiques around the corner gradually realized happy times were over. To grandparents looking for Christmas gifts these stores are a rare find today as consumers have gone