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A brief introduction to unusual uses for crowdsourcing

Did you know that the greatest crowdsourcing story ever told was from the mining industry? And that NASA is crowdsourcing Jupiter?  Read on to find out the possibilities of crowdsourcing to accelerate innumerable processes. Crowdsourcing a gold mine In 1990, Rob McEwen took over a mining company called Gold Corp, which was failing to yield …

Blog, Hi-Tech, Insight, The Nordic

Artificial Intelligence will deliver net job growth by 2020

The World Economic Forum released its report on the Future of Jobs earlier this week, and several industries were highlighted as big winners in net job growth.  Artificial Intelligence was singled out as one of these future change drivers. The gist?  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not the hydra-headed beast that demolishes jobs as it tramples …

Blog, Sweden

Awareness is the first step to breaking the glass ceiling

I am an organizer for Women in Technology International (WITI) in Sweden, a networking and support group for women working in all sectors of technology. Recently, while hosting a lunch for WITISweden it suddenly struck me: All the brilliant women that I continuously meet online and offline on a daily basis are smart, well educated …

Blog, Fintech, Insight, International, News, The Nordic

Journalism failed – not Bitcoin

Mike Hearn, one of the core developers of Bitcoin, recently wrote a Medium post in which he publicly announced that he will no longer be taking part in Bitcoin development and that “the bitcoin experiment has failed.” A New York Times article soon followed, and then countless other journalists joined in, echoing Hearn’s remarks without …

Blog, Norway, The Nordic

Janteloven for entrepreneurs

Sean Percival,  serial entrepreneur and investor, has been in Norway for his project 500 Startups.  Through a $15 million Nordic fund, growth marketing programs, and an accelerator, 500 plans to bring Silicon Valley’s best practices to the Nordic region. Like it’s Nordic neighbors, Norway is famous for Janteloven.  Janteloven, or the Law of Jante, describes …

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Tips to succeed at equity crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is fun and exciting, but it also requires hard work and a bold attitude to go the extra mile. It cannot be overemphasized how important it is always to try new things, fail quickly, and learn from the mistakes so we can turn them into opportunities. Cautious optimism is an indispensable attitude when launching …

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