Building companies
- NoteThe AI future
How will AI change the way we do business? Why reading and posting business posts becomes a waste of time and effort.
2 Oct 2023 - EssaySmart startup
Being smart involves the why question in the beginning. Why are we doing what we are doing?
13 May 2019 - EssayThe Obvious
For the humble, curious or just plain bored I lay out the basics of entrepreneurial startup building
4 Jun 2018
Writing 75
- 2 Oct 2023The AI futureNote
- 6 Sept 2022Business EdgeEssay · audio · video
- 15 Nov 2021Purpose ‘n ClarityNews · audio · video
- 23 Aug 2021Remote-first workEssay · audio · video
- 24 Jan 2021Miscommunication is the normEssay · audio · video
- 24 Nov 2020What's the question -approachEssay · video
- 18 Nov 2020How do you sell in the 2020s?Essay
- 17 Nov 2020Business validationEssay · audio · video
- 10 Nov 2020Tiny things matterEssay · audio · video
- 3 Nov 2020Money now and money in the futureNews · audio · video
- 27 Oct 2020Leading with your visionEssay · audio · video
- 22 Oct 2020What to look for in investors?Essay · audio · video
All 75
- 20 Oct 2020The cottage industry mindsetEssay · audio · video
- 15 Oct 2020Disillusionment and biasNote · audio · video
- 13 Oct 2020Consistency in marketingEssay · audio · video
- 15 Sept 2020Second-order business effects of adapting to changes in physical meetingsNews · audio · video
- 10 Sept 2020How to get funding and raise capital for a startupNews
- 6 Sept 2020Welcome to the new seasonNews · audio · video
- 6 Aug 2020First coronavirus and now the power lawEssay · audio · video
- 5 Aug 2020Do you still have a business model?Essay · audio · video
- 4 Aug 2020Dig deep and start with your assumptionsEssay · audio · video
- 3 Aug 2020Question everything about your businessEssay · audio · video
- 24 Jun 2020PlayfulnessEssay · audio · video
- 23 Jun 2020Tell stories with your voiceEssay · audio · video
- 22 Jun 2020Motion is not progressEssay · audio · video
- 18 Jun 2020CoachabilityNote · audio · video
- 17 Jun 2020Say hi and be presentNote · audio · video
- 16 Jun 2020Create magical experiencesEssay · audio · video
- 15 Jun 2020Product or featureEssay · audio · video
- 12 Jun 2020Cap table nightmaresEssay · audio · video
- 11 Jun 2020Failure is the normEssay · audio · video
- 10 Jun 2020Batman and Robin funding modelEssay · audio · video
- 9 Jun 2020Getting funding is easyEssay · audio · video
- 8 Jun 2020Start from the hard stuffEssay · audio · video
- 5 Jun 2020Bootstrapping vs investor moneyEssay · audio · video
- 4 Jun 2020Baby steps every dayNote · audio · video
- 3 Jun 2020Curiosity and the reluctant founderEssay · audio · video
- 2 Jun 2020Inflicted mobilityEssay · audio · video
- 29 May 2020Just thinkNote · audio · video
- 28 May 2020Virtual roomingNote · audio · video
- 27 May 2020Hidden dilutionEssay · audio · video
- 25 May 2020Continuous fundraisingNote · audio · video
- 20 May 2020Noise filteringNote · audio · video
- 19 May 2020Value-driven businessNote · audio · video
- 15 May 2020Virtual everything and virtual first strategyNote · audio · video
- 14 May 2020Warp speed and snail slowNote · audio · video
- 13 May 2020Who wants to travel anymoreNote · audio · video
- 12 May 2020Everyone is a few milliseconds awayNote · audio · video
- 11 May 2020What not to do after quarantineNote · audio · video
- 8 May 2020The new post-corona worldEssay · audio · video
- 7 May 2020Coping with post-coronavirus realitiesEssay · audio · video
- 6 May 2020Second-order consequences of post-corona new normalEssay · audio · video
- 5 May 2020Post-coronavirus new normalEssay · audio · video
- 13 May 2019Smart startupEssay · audio · video
- 4 Jun 2018The ObviousEssay · audio · video
- 10 Jun 2010Tweet experimentEssay
- 3 May 2009Bonus lesson: Public ‘Services’ Are Not ServicesEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 1: Hard Work Seldom Pays OffEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 10: Infinite Tolerance for StupidityEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 11: Money or FreedomEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 12: Independence and All Odds Against ItEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 13: Kindergarten Is Not OverEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 2: Only Capital Accumulation AccountsEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 3: Doing Your Job Is Not EnoughEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 4: The Bigger, The BetterEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 5: Small Is Beautiful Only in the SpeechesNote
- 3 May 2009Lesson 6: Entrepreneurial Success Is a Lottery GameEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 7: The Difference between Passion and OpportunitiesEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 8: It’s All About PoliticsEssay
- 3 May 2009Lesson 9: Competence Is Not the Same As Career AdvancementEssay
- 7 Aug 2007ChangeEssay
- 2 Jun 2007The Growth ParadigmEssay
- 10 Feb 2007How and Paralysis by AnalysisEssay
- 4 Jan 2004Being vs. doingEssay
- 12 May 2003Motivation is temporary, Inspiration gives you driveNote
Conversations 118
- 10 Apr 2023Advisory and board membersEpisode · audio · video
- 3 Apr 2023Growth hacking, engagement farming and marketingEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Mar 2023Recruitment doubtsEpisode · audio · video
- 20 Mar 2023Solutions to not get stuckEpisode · audio · video
- 13 Mar 2023DealbreakersEpisode · audio · video
- 6 Mar 2023RushEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Feb 2023FundabilityEpisode · audio · video
- 20 Feb 2023Back-of-the-envelope mathEpisode · audio · video
- 13 Feb 2023CrowdfundingEpisode · audio · video
- 6 Feb 2023Saying no is a superskillEpisode · audio · video
- 30 Jan 2023Who's your customer?Episode · audio · video
- 23 Jan 2023What turns off investors?Episode · audio · video
All 118
- 16 Jan 2023Complexity is easy but simplicity is harderEpisode · audio · video
- 9 Jan 2023Is it you, the market or your sales process?Episode · audio · video
- 2 Jan 2023Ideal customers where are thouEpisode · audio · video
- 26 Dec 2022Business-critical for your customersEpisode · audio · video
- 19 Dec 2022Back from the futureEpisode · audio · video
- 12 Dec 2022How do others perceive you?Episode · audio · video
- 5 Dec 2022Opportunity costEpisode · audio · video
- 28 Nov 2022What are you doing?Episode · audio · video
- 23 Nov 2022The impossible equationEpisode · audio · video
- 21 Nov 2022Are your sales tools in order?Episode · audio · video
- 14 Nov 2022Do you care?Episode · audio · video
- 7 Nov 2022Successful founder traitsEpisode · audio · video
- 31 Oct 202259 secondsEpisode · audio · video
- 25 Oct 2022IKEA—Ingvar Kamprad’s startup from 1943Episode · audio
- 24 Oct 2022BridgesEpisode · audio · video
- 17 Oct 2022WaitingEpisode · audio · video
- 10 Oct 2022The good customersEpisode · audio · video
- 3 Oct 2022CricketsEpisode · audio · video
- 26 Sept 2022Business mannersEpisode · audio · video
- 25 Sept 2022You can fight gravity but cannot beat itEpisode · audio · video
- 19 Sept 2022VCs and troubleEpisode · audio · video
- 12 Sept 2022Want vs. needEpisode · audio · video
- 5 Sept 2022Fundraising 101Episode · audio · video
- 1 Sept 2022Ukrainian startup ecosystemEpisode · audio · video
- 29 Aug 2022Empty wordsEpisode · audio · video
- 22 Aug 2022Don't take the investor moneyEpisode · audio · video
- 15 Aug 2022NoEpisode · audio · video
- 8 Aug 2022PricingEpisode · audio · video
- 1 Aug 2022Cold call investorsEpisode · audio · video
- 25 Jul 2022ExcusesEpisode · audio · video
- 20 Jul 2022Founder burnoutEpisode · audio
- 18 Jul 2022Does this burn rate look good on me?Episode · audio · video
- 11 Jul 2022Follow up on your salesEpisode · audio · video
- 4 Jul 2022Seen and unseenEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Jun 2022Bad coffeeEpisode · audio · video
- 20 Jun 2022Change the peopleEpisode · audio · video
- 13 Jun 2022First-hand experienceEpisode · audio · video
- 6 Jun 2022AlignmentEpisode · audio · video
- 30 May 2022Vanity metricsEpisode · audio · video
- 23 May 2022DeriskEpisode · audio · video
- 22 May 2022Speed and resilience in market downturnsEpisode · audio · video
- 16 May 2022Investor deckEpisode · audio · video
- 9 May 2022Investor due diligenceEpisode · audio · video
- 2 May 2022New business idea - now what?Episode · audio · video
- 25 Apr 2022What is the questionEpisode · audio · video
- 18 Apr 2022Wartime CEOEpisode · audio
- 18 Apr 2022Keep it slimEpisode · audio · video
- 11 Apr 2022Outdated adviceEpisode · audio · video
- 4 Apr 2022Little things matterEpisode · audio · video
- 28 Mar 2022Step up your funding approachEpisode · audio · video
- 21 Mar 2022Being boringEpisode · audio · video
- 14 Mar 2022Values in actionEpisode · audio · video
- 10 Mar 2022Growth hacking with gamificationEpisode · audio · video
- 7 Mar 2022Three timesEpisode · audio · video
- 28 Feb 2022Situational awarenessEpisode · audio · video
- 21 Feb 2022Quantity is the qualityEpisode · audio · video
- 14 Feb 2022Talk to your customersEpisode · audio · video
- 14 Feb 2022What do you think?Episode · audio · video
- 31 Jan 2022Crises call out the characterEpisode · audio · video
- 24 Jan 2022Fundraising tipsEpisode · audio · video
- 20 Jan 2022Improvise with a total braveryEpisode · audio · video
- 17 Jan 2022SanityEpisode · audio · video
- 10 Jan 2022Revenue vs dilutionEpisode · audio · video
- 3 Jan 2022Marketing and sales silver bulletsEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Dec 2021The workEpisode · audio · video
- 21 Dec 2021Keep provoking happy accidentsEpisode · audio · video
- 20 Dec 2021What, how and whoEpisode · audio · video
- 13 Dec 2021Business bulliesEpisode · audio · video
- 6 Dec 2021OptimiseEpisode · audio · video
- 29 Nov 2021The impossibleEpisode · audio · video
- 25 Nov 2021Efforts create the achievementsEpisode · audio · video
- 22 Nov 2021PetriEpisode · audio · video
- 15 Nov 2021ClarityEpisode · audio · video
- 8 Nov 2021PurposeEpisode · audio · video
- 28 Oct 2021Building leaders with passion and purposeEpisode · audio · video
- 30 Sept 2021Learning together makes things easierEpisode · audio · video
- 16 Sept 2021Rudeboy makes people feel the beatEpisode · audio · video
- 15 May 2021If it's smart it's vulnerableEpisode · audio · video
- 15 Apr 2021Founder non grataEpisode · audio · video
- 15 Mar 2021The golden right of first refusalEpisode · audio · video
- 15 Feb 2021Bootstrapping your way to successEpisode · audio · video
- 6 Dec 2020Embrace negotiations with a creative mindset without compromisesEpisode · audio · video
- 22 Nov 2020Value-based selling with sales cowboys and the dark side of customer relationshipsEpisode · audio · video
- 8 Nov 2020Average Joe - the tech genius could be youEpisode · audio · video
- 25 Oct 2020Success through failure, innovation and imitationEpisode · audio · video
- 11 Oct 2020Building communities with the standard you walk pastEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Sept 2020From products to an experience mindsetEpisode · audio · video
- 13 Sept 2020Curators are the new creatorsEpisode · audio · video
- 30 Aug 2020Personalised learning with service design thinkingEpisode · audio · video
- 23 Aug 2020Finder, minder, grinder and a marmot advocateEpisode · audio · video
- 16 Aug 2020How to succeed in content marketingEpisode · audio · video
- 9 Aug 2020Nail it before you scale itEpisode · audio · video
- 19 Jul 2020Mixing startups and VC with French seasoningEpisode · audio · video
- 5 Jul 2020Serendipitous journey through geopolitical stormsEpisode · audio · video
- 28 Jun 2020Branded water with a square meter of artEpisode · audio · video
- 21 Jun 2020Passionate people build productsEpisode · audio · video
- 14 Jun 2020Check your odds while playing games and delivering foodEpisode · audio · video
- 7 Jun 2020Hai and thank you says it allEpisode · audio · video
- 31 May 2020Curious angel seeks happiness by learningEpisode · audio · video
- 24 May 2020Pragmatic anarchist surfs the waves of impactEpisode · audio · video
- 17 May 2020Make your work visibleEpisode · audio · video
- 10 May 2020Watching TV pays offEpisode · audio · video
- 3 May 2020There is no control-ZEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Apr 2020City-hopping between trail runsEpisode · audio · video
- 27 Apr 2020That is so rudeEpisode · audio
- 25 Apr 2020Talks with Petri (Trailer)Episode · audio
Book notes 39
- 13 Nov 2022Decoded and Selling in a CrisisBook note · audio · video
- 9 Oct 2022Age of Invisible MachinesBook note · audio · video
- 16 Aug 2022Summer readingsBook note · audio · video
- 9 Apr 2021The Business of BelongingBook note · audio · video
- 26 Mar 2021Startup CEOBook note · audio · video
- 18 Mar 2021Marketing 5.0Book note · audio · video
- 4 Dec 2020Why we do what we doBook note · audio · video
- 29 Nov 2020Inked by Jeb BlountBook note
- 30 Oct 2020The Book of Real-World Negotiations by Joshua N. WeissBook note
- 28 Oct 2020Your Music and People, Hell Yeah or No, and Anything You Want by Derek SiversBook note · audio · video
- 16 Oct 2020Out of The EtherBook note
- 2 Oct 2020Average JoeBook note · audio · video
All 39
- 22 Sept 2020Open: The Story of Human ProgressBook note · audio · video
- 18 Sept 2020Startup Community WayBook note · audio · video
- 11 Sept 2020Startup CommunitiesBook note · audio · video
- 20 Aug 2020Smarter together - how communities are shaping the next revolution in businessBook note · video
- 18 Aug 2020Get together: how to build a community with your peopleBook note · audio · video
- 7 Aug 2020Books to readBook note · audio · video
- 31 Jul 2020The Design Thinking Toolbox and The Invincible CompanyBook note · audio · video
- 2 Jul 2020Talking to strangersBook note · audio · video
- 1 Jun 2020How innovation worksBook note · audio · video
- 26 May 2020Manifesto for a Moral RevolutionBook note · audio · video
- 17 Apr 2020Book review: UncopyableBook note · audio · video
- 6 Apr 2020Book review: OversubscribedBook note · audio · video
- 17 Feb 2020Book review: The effective hiring managerBook note · audio · video
- 29 Jan 2020Book review: SupertrendsBook note · audio · video
- 16 Jan 2020Practical business booksBook note · audio · video
- 13 Jan 2020Book review: Category creationBook note · audio · video
- 12 Dec 2019Book review: Survival to ThrivalBook note · audio · video
- 26 Sept 2019Book review: RangeBook note · audio · video
- 9 Sept 2019Book review: LoopsBook note · audio · video
- 1 Sept 2019Book review: Startup Scaleup ScrewupBook note · audio · video
- 25 Aug 2019Book review: Kellogg on Branding in a Hyper-connected WorldBook note
- 22 Aug 2019Book review: The RegTech BookBook note
- 19 Aug 2019Book review: Transforming legacy organizationsBook note
- 15 Aug 2019Book review: Thank you for disruptingBook note · audio · video
- 13 Aug 2019Book review: Total rethinkBook note · audio · video
- 7 Aug 2019Book review: Secrets of Sand Hill RoadBook note · audio · video
- 5 Aug 2019Book review: The art of making sh!t upBook note · audio · video
Suomeksi 13
- 2.5.2015Parhaasta pohjalle eli kriisin kolmosvaiheessa?Essee · suomeksi
- 29.12.2014Lean tapa toimiaKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 14.12.2014Vuosi 2015: saapuu SupertempKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 28.11.2014Skaala ja pantaKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 16.11.2014Supertemp: Apua liikkeenjohtoon, omistajuuteen ja hallitukselleKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 26.10.2014Manager as a Service for growth companiesEssee · suomeksi
- 4.10.2014Kilpailukyvyn happotestiEssee · suomeksi
- 28.9.2014Ketterä startup hakee kokenutta tekijääKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 8.9.2014Osataan, mutta ei tehdäKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 25.8.2014Vuokrajohtaja investointina?Kirjoitus · suomeksi
- 18.8.2014Liiketoiminnan rakennusmestariKirjoitus · suomeksi
- 14.8.2014Neuvonannosta toimintaanKirjoitus · suomeksi
All 13
- 15.7.2014Uberjohtajat rantautuvat suomeenKirjoitus · suomeksi
Luettua 64
- 20.4.2019Luettua: Ilmastopaniikki: Hoito-opasLuettua · suomeksi
- 9.4.2019Luettua: Bloomberg by BloombergLuettua · suomeksi
- 3.4.2019Luettua: Goliath's revengeLuettua · suomeksi
- 22.3.2019Luettua: Lean ImpactLuettua · suomeksi
- 22.3.2019Luettua: Stay the courseLuettua · suomeksi
- 5.2.2019Luettua: Sales leadershipLuettua · suomeksi
- 28.1.2019Luettua: The PolymathLuettua · suomeksi
- 7.1.2019Luettua: The Myth of CapitalismLuettua · suomeksi
- 30.9.2018Luettua: Big MistakesLuettua · suomeksi
- 18.12.2017Luettua: MegatechLuettua · suomeksi
- 16.11.2017Luettua: Out of Our MindsLuettua · suomeksi
- 10.1.2017Luettua: Built to GrowLuettua · suomeksi
All 64
- 26.10.2015Luettua: How to stand outLuettua · suomeksi
- 20.9.2015Luettua: Work rulesLuettua · suomeksi
- 28.8.2015Luettua: Strategy RulesLuettua · suomeksi
- 21.8.2015Luettua: Business AdventuresLuettua · suomeksi
- 17.8.2015Luettua: Unleash your inner companyLuettua · suomeksi
- 14.6.2015Luettua: WindfallLuettua · suomeksi
- 7.6.2015Yritysten ja henkilöiden arvioinnistaLuettua · suomeksi
- 31.5.2015Pelastavatko kasvuyritykset Suomen tulevaisuuden?Luettua · suomeksi
- 24.5.2015Keinot ja päämäärätLuettua · suomeksi
- 19.5.2015Luettua: Hard thing about hard thingsLuettua · suomeksi
- 17.5.2015Asiakas- vai rahoituslähtöisyys?Luettua · suomeksi
- 8.5.2015Kasvun ristivetoLuettua · suomeksi
- 3.5.2015Uskalla yrittääLuettua · suomeksi
- 29.4.2015Luettua: Startup BoardsLuettua · suomeksi
- 27.4.2015Kuuron yrityksen kirousLuettua · suomeksi
- 25.4.2015Luettua: Becoming the BestLuettua · suomeksi
- 22.4.2015Startupin kasvukipujaLuettua · suomeksi
- 19.4.2015Kuningas vai vauras?Luettua · suomeksi
- 16.4.2015Sitä saa mitä mittaa – myös myynnissäLuettua · suomeksi
- 12.4.2015BisneskatsastusLuettua · suomeksi
- 6.4.2015KyseenalaistaLuettua · suomeksi
- 29.3.2015Käytä omaa tuotettasiLuettua · suomeksi
- 29.3.2015Occamin partaveitsi bisneksessäLuettua · suomeksi
- 25.3.2015Yrittäjän ja johdon parasta ennen päiväLuettua · suomeksi
- 23.3.2015Rajaa luovuuttaLuettua · suomeksi
- 19.3.2015Kroonisesti vajaarahoitettuLuettua · suomeksi
- 17.3.2015Fokus hukassa – pienen kotimarkkinan haasteLuettua · suomeksi
- 16.3.2015Luettua: Kulttuuristrategia 2Luettua · suomeksi
- 9.3.2015Luettua: Inside the boxLuettua · suomeksi
- 17.10.2014Luettua: Hyvä paha pomoLuettua · suomeksi
- 18.5.2014Luettua: Place managementLuettua · suomeksi
- 13.2.2014Luettua: Good to Great ja Built to LastLuettua · suomeksi
- 5.2.2014Luettua: Saiturin markkinointikirjaLuettua · suomeksi
- 17.1.2014Luettua: Mietiskellen menestykseenLuettua · suomeksi
- 5.1.2014Luettua: KoneLuettua · suomeksi
- 5.12.2013Luettua: Let my people go surfingLuettua · suomeksi
- 28.11.2013Luettua: Vihreä aaltoLuettua · suomeksi
- 22.11.2013Luettua: Hajauta tai hajoaLuettua · suomeksi
- 2.11.2013Luettua: The Responsibility RevolutionLuettua · suomeksi
- 20.10.2013Luettua: Confessions of a Radical IndustrialistLuettua · suomeksi
- 8.10.2013Luettua: Ben&Jerry's Douple-DipLuettua · suomeksi
- 22.9.2013Luettua: Raising the BarLuettua · suomeksi
- 9.6.2013Kirja-arvio: How will you measure your life?Luettua · suomeksi
- 23.5.2013Kirja-arvio: Taivas + helvettiLuettua · suomeksi
- 19.5.2013Kirja-arvio: Management in 10 wordsLuettua · suomeksi
- 16.5.2013Kirja-arvio: Arvonmääritys yrityskaupassaLuettua · suomeksi
- 18.2.2013Kirja-arvio: Hupparihörhö ja bisnesmiesLuettua · suomeksi
- 10.12.2012Kirja-arvio: Free Market RevolutionLuettua · suomeksi
- 4.12.2012Kirja-arvio: From Village School to Global BrandLuettua · suomeksi
- 14.11.2012Kirja-arvio: Mahdottomasta mahdollinenLuettua · suomeksi
- 28.6.2012Kirja-arvio: Ajatusten alennusmyyntiLuettua · suomeksi
- 7.5.2012Kirja-arvio: How to be profitable and moralLuettua · suomeksi
2 short notes and announcements from the early years are in the Index, which also filters everything by theme, form and language.