How to say goodbye to extreme poverty The fact that the richest 1% of the world owns more than half of the world’s wealth is making a lot of people upset. Mark Goldring, Oxfam UK’s chief executive said: “This is the latest evidence that extreme inequality is out of control....
Coming out as a „Growth hacker“ I was invited last week to be a panelist at a Meetup about Growth Hacking in Stockholm. The funny thing was that I barely knew what the term Growth hacking meant prior to participating. I only had a vague hunch.
Interview with Sonetel’s CEO and founder The European Commission is launching a new initiative to promote digital entrepreneurship within Europe. As part of this initiative they have interviewed a small group of European entrepreneurs – including Sonetel’s CEO and founder Henrik Thomé.
Don’t get lost in vanity metrics What if that mountain of success that you are climbing turns out to be a pile of sand? If you are chasing “vanity metrics” that may unfortunately turn out to be true.
The absurdness of country borders Imagine that the people in Paris – through a democratic vote – decided that all other french people no longer were allowed to come and live in Paris.
Trust makes the world go round Trust makes the world go round. Just consider a basic thing such as money. Central banks can create new money out of thin air. The only thing that prevents money from becoming worthless tomorrow – regardless if it is dollars or Bitcoins – is that eve...
Don’t listen too much to your customers What is the most important thing for you to do as an entrepreneur? Listen to your customer’s wishes and make them come true? Absolutely not.
Globalization benefits an ageing population More globalization and less nationalism is needed if you and your parents are to have a good life when growing old.
The price for being honest in Russia The price for being honest in Russia is very high. Sergei Magnitsky was an accountant and auditor that investigated a large-scale systematic theft from the Russian state, sanctioned and carried out by Russian officials. He was sent to prison, beaten...
Helping people help themselves Helping people help themselves is the only way to create sustainable change and to eradicate poverty.