crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

A Happier Workplace: 4 Tips From Iceland – [link]. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs – [link]. Startup Traction Mistakes – [link]. When Freemium Fails – [link]. How Instagram Could Have Cut a Better Deal – [link]. Customers Don’t Want More Features – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 10, 2017

Right now one of my new favorite bands which I’m listening a lot to is Kaleo – originally from Iceland, now based in Austin, Texas. #20 – Kaleo’s Way Down We Go. Image Credit: ade – Andri Heiðar Kristinsson. My favorite song from Kaleo is Way Down We Go (which reached number one on the U.S.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

Before joining Creditsafe, he led the brand strategy for a number of international beer and cider brands in Europe, such as Aspall, Steinlager, Toohey’s, and Iceland’s leading brewer, Vifilfell. A graduate of the University of Wales, Knowles lives and works in Cardiff, Wales, from Creditsafe’s U.K. headquarters. headquarters.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 1, 2012

Occasionally we’ll invite another couple – tonight we are having dinner with Bala Kamallakharan (the creator of Startup Iceland ) and his wife Agusta who have been incredible hosts for us this week in Iceland. I think this month I’m getting a bunch of Puffin Made In Iceland Wool Hats. Tonight.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 30, 2012

I’m in Iceland spending the day at Startup Iceland 2012. Amy and I are having a great time in this fascinating country. At dinner last night, I got into a long conversation about what makes for a fulfilling life. I believe it’s that simple.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Having clients in America, Iceland, Denmark, Swiss and other European countries is very interesting & educative for me. Furthermore, am I doing a lot of online therapy so being location independent was a huge bonus that came accidentally to me and I absolutely love it. Thanks to Kristin Thorisdottir, Mindtherapy.dk ! #19-

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2010

The BP oil spill in the Gulf, the volcanic eruption in Iceland, and recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in pollution control, just-in-time manufacturing, and building materials. Some kind of natural or man-made disaster.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 29, 2012

And last night, while laying in bed in a hotel in Iceland and reading the wikipedia page on Iceland on my iPad, I kept thinking “what’s old is new again.” Then there are moments where I can’t believe that we are just now discovering things – again – that were figured out 30 years ago.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Always seek the concerned individual’s consent before you place information pertaining to them online (apart from perhaps basic office contact details) and before you send any personal data outside Norway, Lichtenstein, Iceland, or the European Union. Third Party Processors.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

It is easy to see the outliers, countries that are bunched together, and wonder if you need to find a job in Iceland as they can afford four-star hotels much more than others! On the x-axis you see the hotel stars (1-5) where the tourists stayed, and on the y-axis you see the distance of their home country from Rome. It is pretty nice.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 11, 2013

We know we’ll be in New York, Boston, Dallas, San Diego, Iceland, and London this year. We like the smaller events as they are more intimate and allow for a deeper conversation, where we learn things also. If you want to see if our paths will intersect in 2013, feel free to email me.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 3, 2019

This morning, I did a talk with Om Malik at the Startup Iceland 2019 conference. Bala Kamallakharan , who is the founder of Startup Iceland, asked a question of us at the end about the future. Stan Feld at his 60-year Columbia Reunion. My dad had his 60-year reunion at Columbia this weekend. He looks great.

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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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SiliconHills

MAY 6, 2014

Today, his Austin-based company CloudHashing has mining facilities both outside Dallas and in Iceland, and he’s signing million-dollar contracts with investors looking to cash in on the cryptocurrency phenomenon.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 23, 2023

We went on two Noken trips, including our honeymoon and we used the concierge to reschedule a puffin boat tour in Iceland. You answered a few basic questions about travel preferences, like pace, the fanciness of the hotel, etc., Total cost was just $5 per traveler per day and Noken took a cut of the bookings.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 26, 2013

It’s an hour long movie created by two woman from iceland, Vala Halldorsdottir and Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir , who came to America to interview people about life as a young entrepreneur working on a tech startup. Tweet Last night I was at the Sunshine Coast premier of the documentary The Startup Kids.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2018

A few weeks ago, I booked a customized tour of Iceland with Noken , and I did it in about five minutes. They've created something branded that a consumer can be loyal to and come back again and again as new countries are added (they have Iceland and Columbia currently). I'm also excited to see Iceland in two weeks!!

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

The book starts in Dallas, takes us to Iceland, to Greece, to Ireland, to Germany, and finally back to the California. Lewis writes like a novelist so his story completely sucks you in. In the case of Boomerang, he added in a travelogue component and went to each of the countries he wrote about.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2017

Sara (Australian and Icelandic) and Kristina (Bulgarian) met while working for fashion content powerhouse INDIGITAL GROUP in London when the concept of Vitaclean was born. A Vitaclean is a shower head with three levels of filtration for instant soft hair and skin. Their Backstory.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Iceland scored the highest for national gender equality on the World Economic Forum’s 2014 Global Gender Gap Index. Even the top country – Iceland – is only 85% of the way towards closing its gender gap.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

” [Nope, that was $33 billion, at least last November] “Iceland’s GDP?” . “Is that the public market cap of LinkedIn?” ” [No, that would be $23 billion] “Jeff Bezos’ net worth?”

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 27, 2015

I’m at Startup Iceland today. I like Iceland – this is the second time I’ve been here. It’s the closest place on earth I’ve been to Alaska, which I love dearly. And it’s fun to see and hang out with my friend Bala Kamallakharan. As a super bonus, Om Malik – who I adore – is also here.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Christian Hoogerheyde, now a project manager at Socrata, a cloud-based data platform, reached the summit of the highest peak in Iceland with his guide-led team. Hoogerheyde says his guide, Halldor Albertsson, “received a group of clients with experiences and backgrounds vastly different from his own.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2020

The Icelandic krona suffered a similar fate after that country’s financial collapse in 2008. As recently as 2017, when the Bolivar collapsed, many Venezuelans went on to adopt cryptocurrency for their transactions. Before that, the Zimbabwean dollar and Argentine peso saw hyperinflation that prevented them from serving as valid currencies.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2014

I was traveling in India with my wife when the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted, wreaking havoc in air travel worldwide. “Life is a journey of realization, which often ends in that place where dreams never begin.” ? Qosmic Qadence. The story of Techbikers starts 4 years ago.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 26, 2015

The company recruited Icelandic strongman “Thor” Bjornsson to join the company as its senior vice president of Icelandic business. The Austin-based startup, which bills itself as the nation’s largest marketplace for finding and booking self-storage, had a ringer this year. Austin Austin Startup Games'

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Transformify

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It enabled me to see the beauty of Iceland! Working remotely allows people to see many beautiful sights.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Pick a village in Iceland. We bring our biases, our life experience, our dislikes, our hidden emotions, and everything else to a photo when we look at it. Even people from the exact same background, in an isolated country, with the exact same education will look at the same photo differently. Find five people with light colored skin.

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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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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 22, 2008

For example I might click on New Visitors, Copy and then customize it to identify New Visitors from Iceland. You could also choose one of the above as a starting point, just click on Copy and then further customize them. What you are looking at is Step One in creating any segment.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It’s also good to read reviews about van rentals like RV in Iceland. Also, don’t forget to factor in the cost of fuel. Newer models are more energy efficient, saving you much money in the long run. This will help you determine whether they offer quality service and if their vehicles are well-maintained.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 7, 2019

There are plenty of companies out there that supply green energy and you can see entire countries (like Scotland or Iceland) operating purely on eco-friendly energy. It’s important to remember that fossil fuels are not the only option. So, why not join the energy revolution!

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The Startup Toolkit

DECEMBER 18, 2014

In doing so, I drank tea with prostitutes in Kiev, was stood up for dinner by the Slovenian president, wrote the first draft of my book from a hut in Bavaria, got to whack the gavel at the UN, watched the northern lights from an outdoor hottub in Iceland, and played chess with an old man in Hungary whose only English seemed to be “another shot” (..)

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I joke that, like Ron Burgundy with the teleprompter, if someone were to hack my calendar and put an entry at 8pm tonight called “Flight to Iceland,” you’d find me trying to check-in for my flight at 6pm at the airport. My calendar (I use Google Calendar) is my brain.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

On July 19th, 2019, I turned 40. When I was a teenager, I saw 40 as REALLY old. It was the age you properly became an adult. No more using youth as an excuse for anything, plus you have to consider things like visiting the doctor for prostate exams… yikes! As I got closer to […].

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