Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

If you’re interested in learning more about how this happened as well as stories of what went on in Iceland and other places there’s a great book called Boomerang by Michael Lewis , which also serves as a cautionary reminder to all of us in the tech industry about assuming that our recent big boom in valuations will continue.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 15, 2012

While I was in Iceland a few weeks ago, there was a set of discussions driven by Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures about trying to make Iceland and “Internet Neutrality Zone” similar to Switzerland and banking. While I have no idea if this is feasible, the need for it seems to be increasing on a regular basis.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

If you’re an active part of your city or town’s community, you may have noticed a sudden spike in the number of activities and events relating to business and entrepreneurship. Iceland scored the highest for national gender equality on the World Economic Forum’s 2014 Global Gender Gap Index. Start a Braintrust.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2014

A combination of wanting to do good and yearning to be part of a strong startup community in London. I was traveling in India with my wife when the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted, wreaking havoc in air travel worldwide. What made these ‘geeks’ get off their laptop and get on their bikes? Qosmic Qadence.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2020

The Icelandic krona suffered a similar fate after that country’s financial collapse in 2008. We believe being able to offer Bitcoin’s benefits to Ethereum users and to connect these respective developer communities is a crucial step for the blockchain ecosystem as a whole,” RSK Strategist Adrian Eidelman told the press in February.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2013

Want to backpack in Iceland? TripBucket helps you organize the wildest, most outrageous vacation escapades. They aren’t a travel agency, rather a website that curates your ideas and streamlines input from people. Design a vacation where others will weigh in on the must-see landmarks and adventures.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

From automatic street light dimming in Reykjavik, Iceland, for viewing the northern lights to needs like flood prevention and air quality reporting and advising, technology can make a big impact. Further, organization (to manage innovation) and policy (to create an enabling environment) are components of successful development.

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The Startup Toolkit

DECEMBER 18, 2014

There’s a strong startup scene in mostly every major city in Europe, so you can stay in the community even if you’re in Malmo or Reykjavik or Tallinn or Sofia or Budapest or wherever. You can get a business pretty far even when it’s a total mess behind the scenes. Lifestyle'

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I’m a husband and father of five (my top priority), I run a company ( Dragon Army ), and I’m involved in a LOT of organizations and community efforts. But I can see how it might appear that I do. I do very little else because, well, there’s no time. My calendar (I use Google Calendar) is my brain.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

For example, Santa Clara had a community-spread case early in March. If something like that happens, you want to close everything, because it's a community spread. So you have countries like Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland and many, many more.

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