Olipa upea vierailu Oulussa viime viikolla! Isä teki töitä ja perhe kierteli Oulun puistoja ja komeita maisemia… 😊❤️ Muisti taas, miksi Oulu on yksi Suomen dynaamisimpia kaupunkeja: oli todella upea nähdä ystäviä, tuttuja ja energisiä yrittäjiä, jotka suuntaavat proaktiivisesti maailmalle – koko kaupunki ja ekosysteemi hengittää yrittäjyyttä, kansainvälisyyttä ja myös “work-life balancea”. BusinessOulu tekee erinomaista…
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Beautiful Hangzhou, excellent entrepreneurship ecosystem – Xinhua News visited us just now!
One of China’s biggest news outlets, XINHUA, just visited our offices at the West Lake in Hangzhou – and made a lovely video about us, and the city we live in. Hangzhou is full of rich culture, beauty, nature, but also technology and entrepreneurship. Hangzhou with its policies and energizing people and community has provided…
Päivä Oulussa avartaa ja opettaa aina – tapaamisia kaupunginjohdosta startupeihin ja mediaan
A day in one of the most northern European tech, startup and innovation hubs teaches a lot. Had a privilege to meet city mayor level officials, startup influencers and media. And learn again a lot.
It’s always great to get back in China
Great to be back in China and get reminded how the world’s most dynamic society works.
Some of world’s best vocational education in Finland and China
China, here we come! One of the best vocational schools in Finland, and indeed in the world, OSAO (Oulu Vocational College), is aiming towards Chinese region and markets. Really happy and honoured to support OSAO in China. Our company Mingle Advisors with the great cooperation from BusinessOulu has built from zero-to-one a connection with the…
POLAR BEAR PITCHING IN CHINA! Hangzhou full of snow, ice and attitude…
Super happy and proud today to be part of bringing POLAR BEAR PITCHING to China. The very exciting event for startups – and for much more, was historically brought to China. A small scale beautiful kickstart, and a weekend of part of the Global Game Jam in Hangzhou. It’s never easy to do foreign-based events…
Godspeed, Risto!
Today had an awesome opportunity to discuss directly with a person who has made one of the biggest impact on me in the past years, the coding entrepreneur, hope of the nation, even of the world, the one building deep bridges between China, Finland and the world, the Nokia chairman and F-secure founder, Mr. Risto…
Wisdoms from the Mighty Eagle
When you come to crossroads and think your further steps, it’s sometimes good to ask viewpoint from people who have been there and already done that. I had the privilege to hear super feedback and advice from the Mighty Eagle, Angry Birds co-founder and long time sales and marketing master, Peter Vesterbacka. As I’m developing…
How to run a company in China? (updated)
“You learn how to run a company only by running a company.” — Ben Horowitz I love Hard Thing About Hard Things! That among many other giant works that has supported me a lot during this spring. But it is about running a company, not about China. “You learn how to run a company in…
The meaning of Slush to me – Do what you love, never give up, don’t fear failure (and learn)
After this year’s Shanghai, Tokyo and Singapore events Slush is back at home in Helsinki. Honoured to join and be part of the coolest startup event in the world. Since 2008 Slush has been changing the way people think about entrepreneurship and reaching and achieving your dreams. I’m particularly fond of the example and inspirational…
Revolutionary startup spirit
Hi folks, today I want to right about student revolutionary energy and Silicon Valley, and what they have to do with each other. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrVC5dm5fFc I watched again the classic from 5 years ago, Nicky Romero’s “Toulouse” and got inspired. It brought me back to that historical “revolutionary” times of Occupy Wall Street, Los Podemos,…
A week in Finland
Cool to be in Finland, woohoo! I’ll join 3 very interesting events: Starting up with FallUp, the biggest student event on entrepreneurship in whole Europe. In Helsinki on Tuesday-Wednesday. Wednesday evening one of the highlights of the week, joining Angry Birds co-founder Peter Vesterbacka, Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa and Finnair CEO Pekka Rauramo on stage…
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