Nov 21On the Open AI coupI of course have zero special insights into the matter (other than mostly publicly available information — growing by the hour — and having lived some), but that has never deterred me from mouthing off my opinions (and being substantially more right than wrong) in the past — so here…Open Ai5 min readOpen Ai5 min read
Oct 13, 2022RIP Google StadiaAn opportunity squandered. It wasn’t a perfect cloud gaming experience by any account, but it was more than good enough to enjoy casual gaming without having to buy and manage the PC hardware and software. Stadia was however the best effort to make casual AAA-title gaming without a PC or console an enjoyable…Disruption5 min readDisruption5 min read
Nov 15, 2021The Vintage Pixels NFT Advent CalendarTL;DR An NFT Advent Calendar featuring collectible vintage icons Web 1 classics seen and used by billions — yes that’s Billions with a B Every day a new drop + surprises until xmas morning Created by Vidar “blacktar” Andersen (aka me) Some 20 plus years ago I’m the only one…Nft10 min readNft10 min read
Feb 15, 2017Startup: In hindsightSomeone asked me the other day about what I’d wish I’d known before founding a startup. Which made me think for a bit, because it’s a lot. But if I had to pick just a couple of things, it would be this — and it’s probably not what you want…Lean Startup2 min readLean Startup2 min read
Nov 24, 2016Startup — Am I doing it right?One question I get from startup founders all the time is how to do Lean Startup right, so I thought I’d take a minute and share a canonical answer for reference… …aka. not ever having to answer again, only pasting this link as a reply. The shortest 5 step…Lean Startup1 min readLean Startup1 min read
Oct 28, 2016Top 10 ways to blow your startup pitch.I’ve done my own fair share of pitching and royally screwed up my own startup pitch at times. That’s why I’ve helped over 1.000 startups to pitch investors in the last couple of years with Germany’s largest startup pitch event, the Rheinland Pitch. Here is my list of the top…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Apr 21, 2016On Location Based ServicesThis post has been gather digital dust in private draft form since May 2013. I thought I’d finally publish it to share with anyone interested in Location Based Services and Social Discovery. In this post I’m completely cleaning out the closet with my thoughts and experiences related to that startup…Entrepreneurship36 min readEntrepreneurship36 min read
Apr 15, 2016How to Pitch Your StartupI see a lot of startup pitches and pitch decks. And most of them suck. So let me share some basic knowledge to help you avoid my rookie mistakes and help you massively improve your pitch before you reach out to investors, before you start raising that important funding round.Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Apr 13, 2016What Startup Investors Are Looking ForI often get asked by other startup founders what investors are looking for, so I thought I’d take some time to explain it for future reference. TL;DR? It’s T T T BTW, if you like this post, you’ll probably love my FREE Pitching Masterclass. TEAM Investors invest in teams. Not ideas. Not technology. Why? Because what…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Apr 13, 2016Vesting For Startup FoundersIt’s pretty much expected by your potential investors that your startup should have a 4 year vesting plan with a 1 year cliff, accelerated on an exit event with a double trigger for the founders. But what does all this mean? It’s a question I get asked all too often…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
