#cphftw celebration – successful funding and special guest Mikkel Svane
Last week a small scale but high-profile event was held at Plandays office in Startup Village: the foundation, that is the core of #cphftw, celebrated that it had been funded and established! With 85 startups having contributed a total of over € 100 000, it is enough to make the #cphftw movement being able to […]
A great follow up for Nordic Growth Hackers
For the second time, Nordic Growth Hackers opened the doors to Founders House in Copenhagen and invited all interested individuals to an open event about online business and marketing. “Growth hacking is a very large and very interesting tool box, that you can apply to your online business” says Morten Elk, Founder of SimpleSite, presenter of the event […]
The Creative Plot + Media Evolution = Fast Forward in Berlin
The organizations involved in the FFWD Group represent the diverse and evolving start-up culture in Skåne. This region has always held its own as a unique and forward thinking community within Scandinavia. Both the incubator The Creative Plot and the media cluster Media Evolution are the initiatives for the community. Ranging from intricate handmade textiles and […]
#cphftw Town Hall 4 – A Great Event!
Yesterday it was time for #cphftw Town Hall meet-up #4. This was by far the best event in the series, and also the different – in a number of ways. 1000+ people in Christiania The setting was something uniquely Copenhagenesque – the venue was inside the free town of Christiania, in ‘Den Grå Hall’. Having […]
Nordic eCommerce Summit – international e-commerce
Last week the Nordic eCommerce Summit was held at Malmö Arena. It was the first time the event was held in this region, having been in Stockholm previously. It was also the first time the event had larger a focus on international speakers and guests, and being held completely in english. Impressive international presens The […]
Starting a startup on the sea
This weekend Startup Weekend Oresund was held, what has been said is only a first, As is common at startup events like this, the energy was buzzing – teams where evaluating business ideas, researching competitors, designing prototypes. Unusual was the setting – being arranged on board the ferry between Sweden and Denmark – between Helsingborg […]
First Nordic Growth Hackers meet-up
An evening focusing on both general terms and useful tips. The event consisted of 6 speakers, presenting how they work with growth hacking and success-stories as well as failures. “An evening with focus on mechanics, and not on pitches or value proposition, that or often heard at startup events” – welcomed Morten Elk, CEO at […]
Startup Village officially opened – #svlaunch
On Friday, the official opening of the Startup Village Copenhagen took place. Startup Village has been in the talks since before the summer, and most startups have actually already moved in, with the aid of companies like moving and storage nyc, during the summer. But last week was the official opening. So these top-rated professional […]
#Cphftw Town Hall #3 – packed with people and announcements
The third #cphftw Town Hall meet-up was held earlier this week. There were big news about the initiative itself as well as a lot of announcement of very interesting new initiatives. The venue was the Kph Volume hall – a very rough environment, that reinforced the ambition of the whole initiative – do it simple […]
What VCs think about startups & business angels – insights from Nordic Next
A couple of month ago the Nordic Next conference was held. Being an intimate invite-only conference aimed at VCs and business angels active in Europe, some very interesting topics where discussed. However, some of the sessions and panels where filmed, and now everyone has the chance to know what was talked about. You can find […]