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# Hello, I'm Vidar Andersen

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- [WHU Accelerator Mentor Mayhem Again](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/whu-accelerator-mentor-mayhem-again/) - Excited and honored to be back yet again as a mentor for the WHU Accelerator program!
- [Lean Innovation Masterclass @ "Innovation Valley Garzweiler" Kickoff](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-innovation-masterclass-innovation-valley-garzweiler-kickoff/) - Honored to be invited to hold my "Lean Innovation Masterclass" teaser workshop at the "Innovation Valley Garzweiler“ kick-off event in the amazing Hugo Junkers Hangar in Mönchengladbach last week. As you might know, Germany has decided to end using brown coal as an energy source - and that even faster than initially planned: 2030 instead
- [Pitching Masterclass @ Dusseldorf University](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-dusseldorf-university/) - Honored and excited to be invited by the Center for Entrepreneurship Düsseldorf (CEDUS) to teach my "Pitching Masterclass" for their "Startup Werkstatt" program at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)!
- [Back helping startups in Aachen, DE again!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-helping-startups-in-aachen-de-again/) - I'm honored and excited to be invited back to support the incubated startups at digitalHUB Aachen for the FIFTH year in a row with my company +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES! I shared a summary of the Lean Launchpad structure we are using to support the early-stage startups last year.
- [Impact Germany 2023 is a wrap!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/impact-germany-2023-is-a-wrap/) - Honored to be a part of Business France's yearly accelerator program "Impact Germany" for startups, scale-ups, and SMBs looking to expand into the German market for almost five years now with my company +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES.
- [Mentoring at Jacobs Startup Competition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-at-jacobs-startup-competition/) - Excited and honored to have been invited to mentor participating startups in the Jacobs Startup Competition (JSC) founded and managed by students at the Jacobs University (now known as the Constructor University) in Bremen, DE.
- [On my Color Grading in 2024](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-color-grading/) - Update: There's an update in 2025 Looking at the stats for this page, a lot of you seem to be googling for a free trial of Cullen Kelly's (excellent) "Contour" lookdev plugin for DaVinci Resolve - or his very helpful (I use it) ckc P3 preset viewing LUT to correct for Mac displays when
- [My Cinematic Streaming Studio v3.1](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/my-cinematic-streaming-studio-v3/) - By popular demand, I've jotted down some details about my updated "Cine" Live Streaming Studio V3. I've shared some Lessons Learned at the end of this article that might be helpful if you also want to achieve a more professional or "cinematic" look for your streaming or Zoom calls. UPDATE 2025: On my color grading
- [My Cine / Streaming Gear - an incomplete list](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/my-cine-streaming-gear-an-incomplete-list/) - This is a constantly updated list of all (well, most of - lot's of grip & rigging bits, cables, etc. not included - obviously) my streaming studio and digital cine/film gear, together with my comments on why I got it and what I learned from using it (or not). If you came here looking to
- [Alumniportal Challenge Workshops & Mentoring](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/alumniportal-challenge-workshops-mentoring/) - Recently I was honored and excited to be invited to teach and mentor the startups participating in the Alumniportal Challenge online. I first held an interactive online workshop on why most startups fail and what to do about it (customer development, lean startup, and all that), and then mentored the international teams over Zoom later
- [Mentoring startups at the STARTPLATZ KI Accelerator](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-startups-at-the-startplatz-ki-accelerator/) - Have you heard that our Rheinland region got our very own accelerator for AI-based startups in Cologne? Check it out. Continuing the tradition of mentoring startups at STARTPLATZ over the years, recently I had the pleasure to mentor the next batch of participants in the new KI Accelerator in Cologne. I was quite impressed by
- [Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals 2025](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/rheinland-pitch-winter-finals-2025/) - It was that time of year again, time for the Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals! It's a wrap! And the winners were... Defence Tech: Auxsys Female Founders: Youro Enterprise SaaS: Neo Predicts The Rheinland Pitch was founded in 2013 by Lorens Gräf, Matthias Gräf, and me - and since grew to become Germany’s largest startup pitching
- [Pitching Masterclass back at Gateway in Cologne!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-back-at-gateway-in-cologne/) - Recently I had the honour of being invited back to Gateway at the University of Cologne to teach the selected startups for their "Startup Your Idea Contest" how to (better) pitch with my Pitching Masterclass workshop. Want to see the results for yourself? Grab a ticket for the event at University of Cologne!
- [On My Color Grading in 2025](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-my-color-grading-in-2025/) - In another blog post that nobody asked for, I thought I'd summarise what I've learned and updated in my color grading journey hobby in the last year (instead of updating the 2024 post ad absurdum). What changed since 2024? TL;DR - not much. Mostly because of two things: 1. I feel I've reached a happy
- [Yossi Vardi let me use his keynote to pitch my startup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/yossipitch/) - Recently I was invited with our startup to the Campus Party – the biggest electronic entertainment event with keynotes from rock stars like Paulo Coelho, Yossi Vardi, Don Tapscott and Sir Tim Berners-Lee. It's no secret that I've been a fan of Yossi Vardi for some time, so it was only natural that I was camping out
- [Pirate Night 2025](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pirate-night-2025/) - As always, it was nice to see everybody - all the OG startup people of the greater CGN/DUS area - and catch up again at the Pirate Night in Cologne. <3 And when Manuel asked me if I could do a little bit of stage moderation to help out, the answer was of course an
- [OG Doge](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/og-doge/) - This half a century old fart is out of office, visiting the original Doge. Back when school starts!
- [Ignition+ Demo Night, Batch 19 - another team-win!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/ignition-demo-night-batch-19/) - Recently I had the pleasure to be back at the Igniton+ Demo Night, this time experiencing the startup that I've been (b2b SaaS for early stage sales & pitch) coaching in the 19th batch of the Ignition+ program from Digihub Düsseldorf & Rheinland winning "best pitch" of the batch. UPDATE: Following the tradition set by
- [Back on jury duty @ Ignition+ Demo Night (and team wins!)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-on-jury-duty-ignition-demo-night-and-team-wins/) - Recently I had the honor to be invited back as a juror at the Demo Night for Ignition+ support program for early-stage startups in Düsseldorf. At the Demo Night, the jury decides who will get the next funding. And the winner was... OSPHIM! The team I just happened to be coaching in the same batch.
- [Startup Sprint Düsseldorf celebrating 10 years!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-sprint-dusseldorf-celebrating-10-years/) - Recently, I was invited to mentor the teams participating at the 10th anniversary Startup Sprint Düsseldorf (think Startup Weekend, sans a global network). I was also asked to do a little impromptu TL;DR on pitching, prepping the teams for what they could expect; If you can tell me which problem or need you are solving,
- [Teaching & Mentoring for Founders Institute (FI) MENA](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-mentoring-for-founders-institute-fi-mena/) - Recently I was asked to teach the current cohort of FI MENA startups about idea validation (aka Customer Developmen), business models and revenue sources and mentor them through later sessions. Full disclosure: I am NOT a member of FI and I am not participating in the FI participation scheme. I'm not a big FI fan
- [Summer time is Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals Time!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/summer-time-is-rheinland-pitch-summer-finals-time/) - Germany's largest pitching event rolls on: Recently, the Rheinland Pitch's regular "Summer Finals" edition took place at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf (HSD) in co-operation with Gründungszeit HSD! Photos by Manor Lux.
- [Migrant Momentum](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/migrant-momentum/) - Recently I was honored to be invited to "Migrant Momentum", an event focusing on immigrants and entrepreneurship during the Startup Week DUS to speak a bit on a panel about fundraising for early-stage startups and moderate one of the break-out sessions on fundraising hurdles and success metrics for fundraising for founders. I had really no
- [It's that WHU Mentor Madness time again!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/its-that-whu-mentor-madness-time-again/) - This week, I was back mentoring the new batch of teams in the WHU Accelerator again - for the fourth or fifth year in a row! "The WHU Accelerator is an equity-free intensive program for WHU students, alumni, and staff designed to provide rocket fuel for your new ventures.""WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- [The very first Defence Tech Meetup is a wrap!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-very-first-defence-tech-meetup-is-a-wrap/) - Last week saw the very first Defence Tech Meetup event, graciously hosted by Startplatz Düsseldorf. Although it all came together on short notice, it turned out quite alright; People interested in making a difference by getting involved in defence technologies did indeed show up, great speakers could be convinced to share from their knowledge and
- [Pitching Masterclass @ C3 Competition by Gateway Excellence Startup Center, University of Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-c3-competition-by-gateway-excellence-startup-center-university-of-cologne/) - Recently I had a blast prepping the startup finalist for the C3 pitching competition, back again at the Gateway Excellence Startup Center at the University of Cologne with my Pitching Masterclass, Startup Edition. Interested in my Pitching Masterclass for your students, startups, or employees too? Get in touch! It was initially created to serve the Rheinland
- [Introducing the Defence Tech Meetup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/introducing-the-defence-tech-meetup-dus/) - I’ve got some news as I can’t sit on the fence any longer in light of the geopolitical developments. I’ve been searching for ways to get involved, to meet and connect with likeminded people who also wants to do more than to silently observing our European values, democracy, and security eroding, people who want to
- [Books I've read since - an outsourcing experiment with ChatGPT](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/books-ive-read-since-in-which-chatgpt-tries-to-make-a-list/) - Recently I stumbled upon some old posts sharing what I had been reading (between 2010 and 2012). It's been a while since then - and I don't think I've shared much of what I've been reading (or re-reading) since. On the one hand, it seemed to be a prohibitive long list to write by hand
- [On Location Based Services](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-location-based-services/) - This 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. Preamble In what now seems like eons ago, I founded a location based tech startup called "Gauss - The People Magnet". It took me on a roller-coaster ride
- [Keynote: DECENTRALISED EVERYTHING (is Blockchain and Crypto eating the world?)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/decentralised-everything/) - Excited to be doing keynotes again at real on-premise events despite the ongoing global pandemic! Today I'm in Unter den Linden 1 at Bertelsmann Berlin, speaking about Blockchain, Crypto and Web3 at the Bertelsmann Tech & Data Week 2021. Humbled and honored to be on the same roster of keynote speakers as the excellent Hannah
- [NFT: Vintage Pixels Collection](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/vintagepixels/) - TL;DR An NFT Advent Calendar featuring collectible vintage icons Every day a new drop until xmas morning Web 1 classics seen and used by billions - yes that's Billions with a B Created by Vidar "blacktar" Andersen (aka me) Some 20 plus years ago I'm the only one who can legally sell these & give
- [Keynote @ Deutscher Akademischer Austausch-dienst (DAAD)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/keynote-deutscher-akademischer-austauschdienst-daad/) - Recently I had the honor and pleasure to be invited to hold a keynote speech for Alumniportal by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). I spoke a bit about five things I wished that I had known before starting out as a startup founder. Here they are - in no particular order. About the DAAD: The DAAD is
- [Books I Read in 2010 [LIST]](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/books-read-2010-list/) - UPDATE: Here's another list of books from 2011 - 2012 In the spirit of sharing, here's an alphabetic list of the books I read and lectures listened to in 2010. I think I learned something from each and every one of them, so I can recommend them all. These days, I mostly consume books as
- [Books I read since [LIST]](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/feed-your-head-book-list/) - At the end of 2010, I posted a list of the stuff I had been reading (or mostly listening to as audio books) in that year. People seemed to appreciate that kind of content, so I thought I'd share what I've read since. As Black Friday is upon us and another merry season coming up,
- [Pitching Masterclass @ the new Gründungs-fabrik Mönchen-gladbach](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-the-new-grundungsfabrik-monchengladbach/) - There's a new place for people interested in doing their own thing in the state of NorthRhine-Westphalia: Gründungsfabrik Mönchengladbach - and recently I was invited as one of their first educational programs to host my Pitching Masterclass there! My Pitching Masterclass was initially created to serve the needs of the Rheinland Pitch back in 2013 to help
- [My Pitching Masterclass now available to anyone, anywhere, anytime](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pmc2024/) - As you may or may not already know, as the co-founder of the Rheinland Pitch, Germany's largest startup pitching event founded back in 2013, I've been preparing and training the applying startups how to pitch investors. And with training how to pitch, I don't mean how to put on a song and dance in front
- [Pitching Masterclass @ Reifenhäuser](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-reifenhauser/) - Recently I was honored and excited to be invited back to Reifenhäuser. We've worked together on some interesting digital innovation projects (under NDA) in the past and it's always a great pleasure to work with their talented people. This time, they arranged for my "Pitching Masterclass, Corporate Edition" to be held for the participants of
- [Pitching Masterclass @ Gateway Exzellenz Start-up Center University of Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-gateway-exzellenz-start-up-center-university-of-cologne/) - Recently I was invited to the Gateway Exzellenz Start-up Center at the University of Cologne, Germany to prepare the finalists of their "Startup Your Idea Contest" to pitch at their final event. My Pitching Masterclass was initially created to serve the Rheinland Pitch back in 2013 to help educate our regional founders and prepare them for raising
- [Growth Hacking is Bullshit (for Early-Stage Startups)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/growth-hacking-is-bullshit-for-early-stage-startups/) - Back in May, I was invited to be a speaker at the online-only "Growth Europe Summit". Here's that talk if you missed it. TL;DR - before you've reached product-market-fit (PMF), there's nothing to hack. It's too early and any time spent on "hacking growth" like the self-help text books describe, will be a waste of
- [Mentoring 3DS @ WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-3ds-whu-otto-beisheim-school-of-management-vallendar/) - Recently I was invited by students at the prestigious (often ranked as #1 for business degree universities in Germany) private university of WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany to mentor at their 3Day- Startup (sorf of a Startup Weekend clone) event. I've also been working with WHU in Düsseldorf for some years
- [On failing: Crowd funding an iPhone app on IndieGoGo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-failing-crowd-funding-an-iphone-app/) - My entrepreneurial buddy Francis and I tried to crowd fund a startup. It was an iPhone app. More specifically, an Instagram for one second videos. We failed. Unspectacularly. But don't let that discourage you from trying. Here are some of the lessons we learned. Update: For validation of our concept, see now twitter owned Vine
- [Sales & Marketing for Early-Stage Startups @ University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf (HSD)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/sales-marketing-for-early-stage-startups-university-of-applied-sciences-duesseldorf-hsd/) - Recently I was invited to hold my "Sales & Marketing for Early-Stage Startups" workshop at the University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf (HSD) for participants in their "Gründerzeit" program. Spoiler alert: Sales & Marketing at the early stage of a startup isn't what you think it is(if you are thinking it's just like the kind of
- [The Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals are back!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-rheinland-pitch-winter-finals-are-back-2/) - After a little hiatus post-pandemic, we were finally back with the popular Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals format, this year in KOMED, Cologne! The Rheinland Pitch was founded in 2013 and grew to become Germany's largest startup pitching event. It is open to all startups (for free) and a public audience on a regular basis. Check
- [Back supporting incubated startups @ Digitalhub Aachen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-supporting-incubated-startups-digitalhub-aachen/) - It's that time of year again! I'm back to support the Digitalhub Aachen's incubation program with an adapted version of the "Lean Launchpad" program from Stanford for the eight year in a row. This year we’re running 12 early-stage startups through the Lean Launchpad (LLP) model from Stanford by the father of the Lean Startup movement Steve Blank,
- [Mentoring Startups @ Greentech Meets NRW](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-startups-greentech-meets-nrw/) - Recently I was humbled and excited to be invited to mentor the startups at the kick-off event "Greentech Pitch 'n' Answer!" for the Greentech Meets NRW initiative at Digitalhub Aachen's Digital Church. Check out the following startups that participated in the event: BaaS Energy - Battery as a Service, replacing diesel generators. CHARGEUNITY - Charging
- [Pitching Masterclass @ Bertelsmann](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-bertelsmann/) - Recently I was back in Berlin working with Bertelsmann and their "Creativity Bootcamp" program that I have been supporting with my Pitching Masterclass and mentoring of the teams for the last eight years in a row now. Bertelsmann's "Creativity Bootcamp" is an educational innovation program where all employees of the Bertelsmann organisation from around the
- [How I use AI in my work in 2024](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/how-i-use-ai-in-my-work-in-2024/) - Over the past year, AI has become an essential tool in my daily work, simplifying tasks, and saving me time and headaches. Whether it’s copy editing, translating, programming, or video production, AI enables me to work more efficiently, having to do much less boring tasks myself. In this article, I’d like to share how I’ve
- [Mentoring at Synthesis @ Constructor University](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-at-synthesis-constructor-university/) - This week I was invited to join the incubator "Synthesis" at the Constructor University in Bremen, DE as a mentor. Join me at Constructor University as we launch migrant entrepreneurs with world-changing ideas. Deep tech, UNSDGs, Diversity - that is what "Synthesis" is about. Here's why to apply: Become a future-proof entrepreneur: Learn from the
- [On the Gründerstipendium.NRW so far](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-the-grunderstipendium-nrw-so-far/) - Yesterday I gave feedback on a panel with Andreas Pinkwart, Minister for Economic Affairs of the state of NRW, and others, from my experience as a juror of the Gründerstipendium.NRW scholarship, the state-driven program aiming to help more people starting new innovative businesses in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, awarding a monthly EUR 1.000,- for 12
- [What Startup Investors Are Looking For](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/what-startup-investors-are-looking-for/) - I 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. BTW: If you like this post, you'll love the much more in-depth Pitching Masterclass. TL;DR? It's T T T Read on to understand what TTT means. TEAM Investors invest
- [On Communicating in a Startup; A Time Capsule](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-communicating-in-a-startup-a-time-capsule/) - This morning, I accidentally stumbled on an internal memo from me to my co-founders and advisors from my last all-in startup venture, getGauss.com, from almost exactly four years ago - I'm sharing it with you in full further below, so read on. In the name of radical transparency, I thought I’d share the memo without comment
- [WTF is Customer Development? Doing "Lean Startup" right.](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/customer-development-resources-for-startups/) - Here’s why many people do “Lean Startup” the wrong way - and how to fix it. A first time founder of a very early-stage startup asked me recently about how to do customer interviews (aka doing an essential activity of the Customer Development part of the methodologies collectively known as The Lean Startup) properly. (At
- [On Rocket Internet vs Startups](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-rocket-internet-vs-startups-2/) - There is a discussion going on in Germany at the moment on startups vs Samwer brothers' Rocket Internet and I have only two things to say about that. 1. I have the utmost respect for the efficiency of the Samwers. Copycat or not is not a point in business. They might be vulgar to your
- [Startup Weekend Amsterdam](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-amsterdam/) - I recently attended Startup Weekend Amsterdam because: 1.) It's just a whole lot of damned good fun! 2.) SWAMS has got to be one of best Startup Weekends anywhere 3.) I recently founded Startup Weekend Cologne so I had to attend a Startup Weekend as a requirement - Stay tuned for more! James Digby (@digbyj)
- [I am Making my Open Office Hours More Accessible](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/office-hours/) - UPDATE: You can now book your free in-person office hours with me here: ohours.youcanbook.me. This article was originally posted at STARTPLATZ by Inga Höglund in German. Reposted here for my English speaking friends. TL;DR - I'm now available for free advice every Wednesday 10am - 1pm 1100 hrs - 1400 hrs (BER time) at STARTPLATZ
- [In Silicon Valley, life seems easy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/siliconvalley/) - So I finally went to Silicon Valley and visited Google at the Googleplex in Mountain View. As I was in the area, I just had to stop by the legendary Xerox parc in Palo Alto and pay my dues. The home of the GUI and numerous other firsts. An obligatory geek homage trip. Though not
- [Introducing +A RECRUITMENT](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/introducing-a-recruitment/) - Update: Not a fun business to be in so I scrapped it. I'm currently at the arrrrrsome 4th European Pirate Summit in Cologne, and upon arriving there yesterday and within three hours, I had received three job requests from devs and entrepreneurs and one company told me they were searching for a talent to fill
- [Crowd Funding as MVP](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/crowd-funding-as-mvp/) - I recently posted a rant my thoughts about the current trolling in the crowd funding discourse, and in the discussion that ensued on Facebook, Lukas Imrich shared a video interview which made me think and reflect some more. I've attached it below. Watch it for yourself. I have the greatest respect for Mark Suster as
- [Quick Thoughts on How to Improve the Download Experience in Internet Browsers](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/quick-thoughts-on-how-to-improve-the-download-experience-in-internet-browsers/) - Update: It seems Safari 5.1+ together with OSX Lion's "All My Files" Finder view implements something similar as I suggested. Funny! Update 2: It seems Apple did add the animation for the downloaded file swooshing down to the download folder with OSX Mountain Lion. Double fun! Coincidence, or is somebody in Cupertino listening? :) Update
- [Introducing the Social Media Lunch Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/introducing-the-social-media-lunch-cologne/) - Deutsch? Do you work in or with Social Media? Marketing or PR perhaps? Maybe you're working in a completely different field and are curious about what exactly this Social Media thingamajig is all about? Are you a gear head or a techie with a burning passion for Social Media? Maybe you're in a company or
- [Saw the Obermann](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/saw-the-obermann/) - So I went to the DNA digital workshop at Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) in Bonn following up the previous workshop in Berlin and yeah, I finally got to see the man - René Obermann - CEO of (DTAG). The workshop partnered young tech and Internet savvy people from the DNA digital initiative with DTAG decision makers
- [5 Lessons Learned](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/5-lessons-learned/) - In my previous post I tried to provided an explanation for my involuntary online hiatus. But what did I learn from entering and escaping a black hole? A. I made mistakes B. See A 1. You can never prepare early enough for changes in personnel and/or workload. If you are responsible for recruiting your own
- [5 top reasons why I suck at blogging](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/5-top-reasons-why-i-suck-at-blogging/) - 1. No time Don't we all just love this catch-all excuse for just about anything? It's a poor albeit very convenient crutch; Of course I never have the time to do anything if it's not planned and prioritized. I'm very guilty of omitting blogging from my time management. (Time and task management and prioritizing in
- [Do you backup?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/do-you-backup/) - I was reading Chris Pirillo's latest blog entry about backup and file management this morning and it inspired me to share what I do to back up and mirror the important stuff. (Watch the show featuring Chris' dad if you haven't already.) The hardware: Two cheap and identical 500 GB external USB hard drives from
- [Do you know where you're going?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/do-you-know-where-youre-going/) - UPDATE 2013: Problem (mostly) solved today. Multiple rounds of shortening still tend to garble the original url address. To be able to post links (URLs) to pages on the Internet in their updates on twitter and Jaiku, people are using additional services like urlTea and tinyurl to help reduce the numbers of characters to transmit
- [Mentoring @ Ignition+ DUS](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-ignition-dus/) - Recently, I was invited to mentor startups in the Ignition+ accelerator program by DigiHub Düsseldorf Rheinland, DE. Currently, I'm helping Osphim, a startup in the recent batch for the next five months. Osphim is helping the injection moulding industry to achieve +70% more efficiency - so if you're in the industry or know someone in
- [Jury Duty: Ignition+ Batch 17 Demo Night](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/jury-duty-ignition-batch-17-demo-night/) - Recently I had the honor and pleasure to be invited for jury duty at the 17th batch of the Ignition+ program by DigiHub Düsseldorf and help decide who would get further funding. And the winner was... Co-reactive "Correcting greenhouse gas emissions with CO2 reacting to solids"!
- [Back for Impact Germany 2024!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/13588-2/) - I'm humbled and excited to be back with +Andersen & Associates as a mentor and a jury member for the fifth year in a row since the inception of Business France's "Impact Germany" accelerator program, supporting French companies looking to expand into the German market, helping them prepare for the idiosyncrasies of selling to the German "Mittelstand" and
- [Time for WHU Mentor Madness again!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/time-for-whu-mentor-madness-again/) - Humbled and excited to be back for the fifth year in a row mentoring startup teams in the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management accelerator program! Happy to see not ONLY AI teams - and at least a couple of female founders in this year’s batch!
- [Interviewed in Romania](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/interviewed-in-romania/) - Some time back this spring, I had the honor and pleasure to be able to sponsor the startups supported by the Romanian startup program Growceanu, of which my good old Timișoara buddy Radu Ticiu is the co-founder, with free access to my online Pitching Masterclass, Startup Edition. You can watch the interview that took place
- [Visiting the Startup Village @ Jülich](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/visiting-the-startup-village-julich/) - Recently I was honored and excited to be invited to the new publicly funded (to help counter the energy transition woes for the regional - and the German as a whole - economy) and innovation project called Startup Village by Brainergy Park outside of Jülich, Germany to check out the second batch of their ZEBRA
- [The Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals are back!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-rheinland-pitch-summer-finals-are-back/) - The summer finals format is finally BACK from the pandemic slumber - completely sold out in Düsseldorf!And the Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals 2024 winners were... Climate Tech: Regascold Digital Health: skinsure Generative KI: comdaily
- [A-cam dII World Premiere](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/a-cam-dii-world-premiere/) - Yes, I'm back - and as it happens I'm attending the International Broadcast Convention 2008 in Amsterdam. I'll be posting some impressions over the following days. The launch of the A-Cam dII from Ikonoskop was my personal highlight today. Check out the friendly presentation given to me at the IBC in the video below. This
- [RED ONE, A-cam SP16 and A-cam dII at the IBC 2008](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/red-one-a-cam-sp16-and-a-cam-dii-at-the-ibc-2008/) - Here are some more quick and dirty videos I made of the RED ONE and both of the cameras from IKONOSKOP at the IBC 2008. RED ONE A-cam SP16 and dII IKONOSKOP also has a sort of blog with reports from the IBC 2008.
- [The Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals are BACK!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-rheinland-pitch-winter-finals-are-back/) - The spectacular Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals format is back! And what a spectacular Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals 2024 it was in KOMED, Cologne! This year, based on the experience and feedback gathered from doing this for over 10 years now, we mixed it up a little to make it even more interesting for the audience
- [Back Helping Startups in Cameroon Pitch Investors!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-helping-startups-in-cameroon-pitch-investors/) - Yesterday I was back with FI Cameroon, helping their next batch of startups with pitching investors and giving feedback on their pitches. Thank you to Bertrand Fotsing and FI Cameroon for inviting me again. It was an exciting mix of different markets in this batch - from DTC health products to fintech!
- [Pitch Please! with MTP Köln](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitch-please-with-mtp-koln/) - Recently I was invited to coach and prepare the startups participating in the "Pitch Please!" event and we had a lot of fun. Pitch Please! is a startup pitching event during the CAMPUS Startup-Days organized by MTP Cologne in cooperation with Hgnc - hochschulgründernetz cologne, Entrepreneurs Club Cologne - ECC, Gateway - Gründungsservice der Universität
- [Your pitch sucks.](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/you-pitch-sucks/) - What? Pitchcademy is a new service that teaches you how to pitch like a pro. Record a video of your pitch directly in your browser, get reviewed and scored by a network of professional coaches within 24 hrs. Rinse, lather & repeat! UPDATE - Pitchcademy morphed into the Pitching Masterclass over the years: https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy Why?
- [Back to Founders Foundation for another Pitching Masterclass](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-to-founders-foundation-for-another-pitching-masterclass/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited back to Founders Foundation in Bielefeld, Germany to help their current cohort of startups to pitch and improve their pitch decks with my popular Pitching Masterclass. https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy
- [Pitching Masterclass & Speaking @ RTL Mediengruppe](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-masterclass-speaking-rtl-mediengruppe/) - Recently I was invited to RTL Mediengruppe to help their journalist school's InnoLab Week participants pitch their internal ventures with my Pitching Masterclass. And to speak in front of RTL managers and stakeholders on another topic near and dear to me; How the old game of innovation and growth has changed and how to master
- [I'm featured on SlideShare - Again - Pitching Masterclass](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/im-featured-on-slideshare-again/) - Lo behold - My slides from my recent lecture at KIT are featured on SlideShare today. Nice to reach an even larger audience. https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy
- [Back helping corporate innovation ventures @ Bertelsmann Creativity Bootcamp 2020 in Berlin](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-helping-corporate-innovation-ventures-bertelsmann-creativity-bootcamp-2020-in-berlin/) - Excited and honored to be invited back for the FIFTH year in a row to support Bertelsmann University at the Creativity Bootcamp in Berlin! The Bertelsmann Creativity Bootcamp is a three day event that brings together employees from around the world that have great creative business ideas to work on them and present. What I
- [Sponsoring the Essener Energie Forum 2017](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/sponsoring-the-essener-energie-forum-2017/) - Recently I had the pleasure to sponsor the Essener Energie Forum 2017 through my company +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES and together with Alexander Küppers from Statkraft Ventures, I offered my Pitching Masterclass as a part of the symposium's workshops. The Essener Energie Forum is a yearly student-run interdisciplinary symposium on energy technology, innovation and politics in Essen, Germany.
- [Top 10 ways to fuck up your startup pitch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/top-10-ways-to-fuck-up-your-startup-pitch/) - I’ve done my own fair share of startup pitching and royally screwed up my own pitch at least one time. That’s why I’ve helped over 500 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 10 mistakes I see
- [Helping startups to pitch at Founders Foundation in Bielefeld](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/helping-startups-to-pitch-at-founders-foundation-in-bielefeld/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited to the Founders Foundation in Bielefeld to teach their current cohort of startups how to pitch investors with my Pitching Masterclass. https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy
- [Vesting For Startup Founders Explained](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/vesting-for-startup-founders-explained/) - It’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? BTW: If you like this post, you’ll probably love the much more in-depth Pitching
- [How to Pitch Your Startup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/how-to-pitch-your-startup/) - https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy How to Pitch Your Startup I 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 to help you massively improve your pitch so that when you potentially try to secure either something similar to
- [Teaching at Cologne Business School (CBS)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-at-cologne-business-school-cbs/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited to teach students at Cologne Business School how to pitch with my Startup Masterclass. https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy
- [The Pitching Masterclass goes LIVE](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-pitching-masterclass-goes-live/) - https://vimeo.com/900280561/6e08c9dc55?share=copy To celebrate that I have now coached over 500 startups at over 40 Rheinland Pitches so far since 2013, we decided to stream one of the coaching sessions (well, the theoretical part anyway) live on Facebook. And as we were having a few Spanish startups attending as guests, this time around it was held
- [Back mentoring startups @ Young Entrepreneur Summit](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/back-mentoring-startups-young-entrepreneur-summit/) - I'm back also this year mentoring startups at the (rebranded) Young Entrepreneurship Summit run entirely by students at Constructor University in Bremen, DE. About YES "The Young Entrepreneur Summit is the ideal springboard for you to project that unique idea! Contest your idea, benefit from the expertise of successful entrepreneurs through our one-to-one mentorship process,
- [Pirate Summit 2011 - 2023](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pirate-summit-2011-2023/) - Last week I attended (and finally it was the time to bring our oldest pirate in training too) the Last Burn of the PIRATE Summit, the startup event in Cologne, DE with the most special place in my - and many others’ - heart. And thus it will be no more. All sorts of emotions
- [Mentoring gBETA Alaska](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mentoring-gbeta-alaska/) - Recently, Linda Janes reached out to me about mentoring for the startup support program gBETA Alaska, and today was the first day meeting the teams.
- [On the Open AI coup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-the-open-ai-coup/) - I 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 are my two cents on
- [Talking about corporate innovation and the pandemic](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/talking-about-corporate-innovation-and-the-pandemic/) - Recently I was on Fabian Böck‘s BOECKBX podcast and talked a bit about corporate innovation and the effects of the pandemic on businesses – including my own. Have a look and listen. TL;DR Based on my own experience working in outsourced innovation with governments, organisations and some of the largest companies in the world on
- [On Customer Development](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-customer-development/) - I'm currently in Silicon Valley on a scholarship, invited to receive the Lean Launchpad Instructors class with Steve Blank at Stanford so I thought I'd share the story about what Customer Development and the Lean Startup Movement means to me and how I got involved. Although I read "The Lean Startup" book by Eric Ries
- [Headplay wearable display and media player - Now taking orders](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/headplay-wearable-display-and-mediaplayer-now-taking-orders/) - Some of you may remember Headplay, a wearable display – only a concept and a pitch for VC at the time. After what seems like ages (well, maybe more like six months), I finally got an email from Headplay last night announcing that they are now ready to ship. It’s allegedly available for shipping at
- [Dell (Inspiron) Mini 9 and 10v Hackintosh - Battery Won't Charge, Battery Not Identified, LED Lights Blinking [FIX]](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/dell-inspiron-mini-9-and-10v-hackintosh-battery-wont-charge-battery-not-identified-led-lights-blinking-fix/) - As you may already know I use Dell Netbooks with Apple OSX and I previously wrote a post about how you can too. I recently encountered a problem with the Dell Mini (Inspiron) 9 that I found no real helpful solution to fixing on the intarnets, so I thought I’d just take a moment to
- [In loving memory of my uncle, Torodd Olsen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/in-loving-memory-of-my-uncle-torodd-olsen/) - The night before Christmas 24.12.2008 I lost my only uncle by blood - Torodd Olsen (52) - in an utterly horrible and utterly tragic accident. My uncle was the role model and inspiration in my professional life - Highly accomplished and highly respected in his field. It's of little or no comfort that I at
- [So, where are you from?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/so-where-are-you-from/) - I hail from the southern most town (no, I didn't write it and I wonder why there's nothing about the imense drug problems there) of Norway called Mandal. It's a tiny little place internationally speaking with its ca. 14.000 inhabitants. Like many other people growing up in tiny places I moved out as soon as
- [IM IN UR WIKIPEDIAZ (tm)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/little-known-fact-tm-im-in-ur-wikipediaz-2/) - If you happen to visit Wikipedia or Wikileaks from time to time, chances are you've seen this faceless person sitting on top of the page staring down at you: However, chances are that you've probably never really asked yourself where it comes from. Then again, who in their right mind would? ;) Closeup: Funny thing
- [Share for Fun and Profit - Frivolous Friday is back!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/steal-for-profit-frivolous-friday-is-back/) - It's yet another Friday and it's time for some more free stuff. If you are new to Frivolous Fridays, check out the previous two post (1) (2) for more. The last times I was flogging promoting musical friends of mine. This time I'll shamelessly hawk donate some unused and unpaid designs from my own hairy
- [I've merged with the Matrix](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/ive-merged-with-the-matrix/) - Now that I'm absorbed in the Matrix, virtualised and digitalised by AI, it's super easy to speak most languages of the world - like Greek, Arabic, Finnish, Chinese, and Ukrainian, for instance. We live in interesting times. These new tools are going to be very helpful to me in reaching more audiences with my educational
- [Today, chatting with the HeyGen founder](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/today-chatting-with-the-heygen-founder/) - Today, I've chatting with HeyGen founder Joshua (I dig startup founders who do Customer Development!) - about one of the best AI tools yet for your videos (the one you’ve seen me use recently). Sign up and try it now (with free credits): https://app.heygen.com/
- [Guess who's back (in Aachen)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/guess-whos-back-in-aachen/) - Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back... at the digitalHUB Aachen e.V. for the seventh year in a row now, again supporting the 2023 batch of 12 incubated startups with a custom version of the Lean Launchpad (LLP) program. Together over the years we have been able to achieve an incredible 87% survival rate of
- [Where are we now? A message from the present.](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-now/) - This post is from the present me in response to the recent automated message in a bottle from last year. Thank you for the heartwarming responses, and remember - that message was FROM LAST YEAR. This one is from the present. Hello world, I'm doing surprisingly well. Today is July 2014, and I find myself
- [Where do we go from here? A message in a bottle.](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/where-do-we-go-from-here-a-message-in-a-bottle/) - This is a message to my future self. I've set this post to automatically publish one year from now in the hope it will find us both in better times. Hello world, I'm not doing so well. Today is June 19th 2013 and I'm sitting poolside in a fancy neighborhood in Atherton, Silicon Valley. It's
- [RIP Google Stadia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/rip-google-stadia/) - - An opportunity squandered. Google Stadia wasn't a perfect cloud gaming experience (missing a lot of game titles, multiplayer often impossible to find other players, etc) 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 is however the
- [Rheinland Pitch turns 10 years old!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/rheinland-pitch-turns-10-years-old/) - Who would have thought... From very humble beginnings of the Rheinland Pitch - to becoming Germany's largest startup pitching event! Over ten years ago, in early 2013 Matthias & Lorenz Gräf and me where sitting at what would soon open as STARTPLATZ in Cologne, DE discussing how we could help the founders in the region
- [Prepping Startups for the (FINAL!) Pirate Summit](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/prepping-startups-for-the-final-pirate-summit/) - Today, I was honored to be back helping the startups walking the plank at this year's (and also the final one - RIP 2011 - 2023) Pirate Summit prepare giving feedback on their pitches - one week out before they walk the plank! I'm also moderating the Walk The Plank pitch competition, so see you
- [Lessons Learned from Crowdfunding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lessons-learned-from-crowdfunding/) - I recently shared what I learned from one failed and one successful crowdfunding on IndieGoGo at the recent Crowdfunding Roundtable Cologne. Here are the slides I used. OneSec: Check out my previous posts that the presentation was based on for more depth: On failing: Crowdfunding an iPhone app Crowd Funding Troll is Crowdfunding Troll Crowdfunding
- [On why I co-founded Gauss - The People Magnet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-why-i-co-founded-gauss-the-people-magnet/) - Today I read an insightful post by Paul Graham on how to come up with startup ideas, roughly summarized as "don't think of startup ideas - start solving your own problems" and alternately as he puts it "live in the future and build what seems interesting". It inspired me to share with you why I co-founded
- [Named "Vordenker 2022"](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/named-vordenker-2022/) - Wow! I'm honoured to be named one of the “Vordenker 2022" by the initiative “Vordenker 2022 - Deutschlands klügste Köpfe” (in English, that translates to something akin to “Masterminds 2022 - Germany’s Wisest Minds”) by Germany’s largest business magazine “DUP UNTERNEHMER-Magazin" (a Handelsblatt Group joint venture) and “DIND - Deutsches Innovationsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung”.
- [Lean Innovation Educators Summit 2022](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-innovation-educators-summit-2022/) - Recently I was honored and excited to attend my fifth "Lean Innovation Educators Summit" and exchange best-practices and catch up with fellow educators from around the world. "At our fifth Lean Innovation Educators Summit, we discussed the role of the university and other important organizations in supporting the critical mission of preparing the next generation
- [Moderating the Climate Founders "Climate Hack" startup pitching event](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/moderating-the-climate-founders-climate-hack-startup-pitching-event/) - Recently I was invited to moderate the "Climate Hack #5" event by Markus Sudhoff's "Climate Founders" startup incubator program.
- [Helping French Startups expand into Germany (again)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/helping-french-startups-expand-into-germany-again/) - Honored and excited to have been invited back for the third year in a row to help Business France Düsseldorf with their "Impact Germany" program for French startups expanding into the German market!
- [Helping startups in Cameroon](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/helping-startups-in-cameroon/) - Excited to be invited to explain the Customer Development part of the Lean Startup methodologies to startups in Cameroon, courtesy of FI Cameroon.
- [Keynote: Do Startups & Corporations mix @ Zentis](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/keynote-do-startups-corporations-mix-zentis/) - Excited and honored to have been invited to Zentis' "Startup-Market" event to keynote on the topic of startups and corporations - do they mix? Spoiler: It depends... That guy... As it wasn't a public event, I can't share the slides - but if you're a corporate tasked with cooperating with startups, I can give you
- [Helping startups in Sri Lanka](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/helping-startups-in-sri-lanka/) - Humbled and excited to be invited to explain the Lean Startup methodology to startups in the CurveUP program in Sri Lanka.
- [Autodesk's 'Lustre' at IBC 2008](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/autodesks-lustre-at-ibc-2008/) - I happened to stumble in on an interesting presentation of the software based colour grading tool from Autodesk named 'Lustre' at the IBC 2008 and bagged a small part of it. Have a look for yourself in the videos below. Apologies for not catching the name of the presenters and for the poor sound quality
- [Panasonic 103" HD Plasma Touch Screen at IBC 2008](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/panasonic-103-hd-plasma-touch-screen-at-ibc-2008/) - I got to see the worlds largest full HD Plasma, the Panasonic 103", in action at the IBC 2008. Needless to say, it was quite impressive. Of note, it also featured touch sensitivity / interactivity. Have a look for yourself in the video below.
- [NewTek at the IBC 2008](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/newtek-at-the-ibc-2008/) - Some of you may know NewTek from the good old Amiga days, the golden era of the VideoToaster and LightWave 3D. I certainly do. I've been a fan and user of LightWave 3D over the years. So, it was with a certain nostalgic fervor I made it over to the NewTek stand at the IBC
- [Keynote: Why exits matter @ DEEP Startup Ecosystem Conference 2021](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/keynote-why-exits-matter-deep-startup-ecosystem-conference-2021/) - Today I spoke a bit about why exits matter in startup communities at the DEEP Startup Ecosystem Conference 2021. My main points were to refresh the audience on the Boulder Thesis, and press the importance of successfully exited entrepreneurs reinvesting their knowledge and money (and also not successfully exited founders reinvesting their knowledge) in the
- [Lean Launchpad back @ Digitalhub Aachen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-launchpad-back-digitalhub-aachen/) - It's that time of year again! Happy to report that the Digitalhub Aachen has invited me back to help this year's incubated early-stage startups too. This year too we’re running 10 early-stage startups through the Lean Launchpad (LLP) model from Stanford by the father of the Lean Startup movement Steve Blank, for 4 months, meeting weekly to report
- [Speaking on Lean Startup in India again](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-on-lean-startup-in-india-again/) - I'm honored to be invited back to the Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive by Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur. I'm going to try my best to describe what the Lean Startup methodologies are all about and why they are important.
- [Today, speaking about Lean Startup with Indian entrepreneurs](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/today-speaking-about-lean-startup-with-indian-entrepreneurs/) - Honored to be invited to speak with Indian entrepreneurs, sharing a bit about the essence of Lean Startup and Customer Development at the Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur conference.
- [Today, helping Moldovan startups - 2020 Edition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/today-helping-moldovan-startups-2020-edition/) - Today I met with the current batch of 10 startups at the Moldovan XY Accelerator program, answering questions and giving feedback. Thank you Traian Chivriga for inviting me. I miss visiting Chișinău in person & eating Mamaliga.
- [Time to Reset](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/time-to-reset/) - Friends, readers and followers; There is something I've been wanting to share with you for a while: I'm single again after a 7.5 year relationship ended a while ago. So that means... I'm free to roam the world and do as I please again If you ever had a crush on me, NOW is YOUR
- [On (tech) leadership](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-tech-leadership/) - Recently I was on the Tech Leadership podcast and spoke a bit about my experiences and my leadership philosophy. Have a listen to the episode.
- [The Rheinland Pitch is back in the real world!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-rheinland-pitch-is-back-in-the-real-world/) - As you might know, the Rheinland Pitch - Germany's largest startup pitching event - also had to go online-only since March because of the pandemic. This Monday, on September 14th we were finally back as a physical hybrid event as a part of the Startup Week Düsseldorf - with a reduced number of audience to
- [Off to Aachen to help early stage startups again!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/off-to-aachen-to-help-early-stage-startups-again/) - It's that time of year again when Digitalhub Aachen kicks off its next batch of incubated startups - and true tradition, I'm off to support them for the duration of the program! We're running the 10 early-stage startups through the Lean Launchpad (LLP) model from Stanford by the father of the Lean Startup movement Steve
- [Hacking 4 Recovery @ Stanford with Steve Blank](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/hacking-for-recovery-stanford-with-steve-blank/) - Yesterday, I was honored and delighted to be invited to join the panel for the presentations of the Hacking 4 Recovery at Stanford, hosted by Steve Blank. Hacking 4 recovery is a summer series of 5-day pop-up classes at Stanford University creating new businesses and reinventing existing. Great teams presenting impressive progress after only 5
- [Interviewed by Telekom Open Spaces](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/interviewed-by-telekom-open-spaces/) - Recently I was interviewed by Telekom about corporate incubation, corporate entrepreneurship and what really "failure" means in the context of Lean Startup. You can read it here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-questions-vidar-anderson-svenja-enss-van-gemmern-/
- [Helping French startups entering Germany](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/helping-french-startups-entering-germany/) - I've been asked by Business France to support their IMPACT Germany program helping French startups expanding into Germany. Today, we kicked the program off - on Zoom, which is of course the sensible thing these days, and I spoke a bit about idiosyncrasies of the German market and doing business in Germany as a foreigner.
- [An update from +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/an-update-from-andersen-associates/) - As some of you might know, I also run a company called +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES on the side. We help medium and large companies and organisations around the world get serious about innovation and delivering actual results instead of PowerPoints. I thought I'd take a couple of minutes to update you on how we've been
- [Let's talk corporate innovation in Germany!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lets-talk-corporate-innovation-in-germany/) - Join Rob Aalders and me this Tuesday, September 8th at 1500 hrs Berlin to connect with your peers in the West of Germany and share innovation insights and experiences as a part of the innov8rs unconference. We will also share from our own experience with corporate innovation and startups. For a discount code, ping me.
- [Hella Hamburg](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/hella_hamburg/) - I (and most likely almost all of you) never thought it would come to this; I actually completed a half-marathon, the Hella Hamburg Half-Marathon. Yay! Albeit on inline skates. Albeit with busted ball-bearings. In cold gusty head winds. In the pouring rain. It was a literal hell on wheels - imagine chewing on a tablespoon
- [Bringing the Best of Startup Education from Silicon Valley to Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/valley2cgn/) - UPDATE: WE MADE IT! And in less than 12 hours! WOW! This means Cologne will now get the Lean Launchpad curriculum! The Cologne (and German and BeNeLux) startup scene ROCKS! (And remember, you can still contribute: Every extra cent goes to sponsor the Cologne Startup Weekend 2014, not into my pocket, and there are still
- [How to make an Apple OSX Hackintosh with a Dell Inspirion Mini 9 Netbook](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/hackintosh/) - The following is a description of how I installed OSX on my Netbook in case you were wondering. Update: Later I also wrote a post about how fix potential Mini 9 battery issues (blinking led lights), upgrading the RAM and installing an SSD with a Dell Mini 10. UPDATE: I'm now 100% Apple / Mac.
- [What's next for (early-stage) startups in NRW?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/whatsnext-2018/) - Today, speaking about what I think is next (for the early stage startups in NRW) at the RuhrSummit 2018. And cryptically plugging my next big thing to contribute to it... Going back to 2013, I published "What's next for the Cologne Startup Scene". The short answer back then from my perspective was more education. More
- [I'm retiring from organizing and facilitating Startup Weekend & Startup Next](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/retiring/) - I'm officially retiring from facilitating and organizing Startup Weekends and Startup Next, effective immediately. (You can still invite me as a coach, though). So long and thanks for all the EPIC awesomeness. I'm forever grateful for the experience and the people I've met on my journeys and the chance to have an impact on entrepreneurship and inspire
- [Corporate Innovation - On Onassis' Yacht](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/corporate-innovation-on-onassis-yacht/) - Who says corporate innovation has to be boring? I don't often post about what we do with +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES for corporations and their innovation programs, because they don't hire us for me to have yet another stage to talk about myself. But from time to time I make an exception. This is one of
- [The 2nd Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals is a Success!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-2nd-rheinland-pitch-summer-finals-is-a-success/) - The Rheinland Pitch is Germany's largest continuously running startup pitching event since 2013. It's a monthly startup pitching event, where regional startups in all phases are invited to apply. The selected startups (usually 7-12 per month) receive a full day of pitch coaching and help with their pitch decks for free (by me), pitching their
- [Startup - In hindsight](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-in-hindsight/) - Someone 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 wanted to hear. To wit; Getting to somewhere
- [Speaking at the pre-opening of the digital HUB Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-at-the-pre-opening-of-the-digital-hub-cologne/) - Recently I was honored to be invited to speak at the members-only pre-opening of the digital HUB Cologne about "What Startups Need". Spoiler alert: It isn't corporate partners and digital hubs. The digital hubs in the state of NRW in Germany is a political construct part financed with public money. It's supposed to support and
- [Lean Startup Bootcamp, Baghdad Iraq](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-startup-bootcamp-baghdad-iraq/) - Today I was honored to be invited to share from my startup mistakes and coach participants at a Lean Startup Bootcamp for developers in Baghdad, Iraq. One of the most interesting things I learned was that solving the last mile problem, buying groceries online to have them delivered is also a startup thing in Iraq
- [Working with USAID in Moldova](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/working-with-usaid-in-moldova/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited by USAID to help companies and startups in Moldova. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States Government agency which is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. I knew where the country of Moldova (not Moldavia - that's the name of
- [Heatmaps, now and then](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/heatmaps-now-and-then/) - 2011 My now long defunct startup Gauss - The People Magnet introduces the concept of heatmaps to visualize where your kind of people are at. The world goes... *crickets* 2017 Snapchat introduces heatmaps. To see where your people are at. Internet goes... FUCK YEAH! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ LULZ
- [Moderating @ Hungarian E-Health Day DUS](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/moderating-hungarian-e-health-day-dus/) - Recently I was invited by the Hungarian Consulate in Düsseldorf to moderate their e-health themed startup and corporate innovation event, Hungarian E-Health Day. The event saw a mix of German and Hungarian established companies sharing insights in the sector of health and data security together with new upcoming Hungarian startups pitching the audience.
- [Top 10 Startup Delusions @ Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship (MEWEEK)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/top-10-startup-delusions-maastricht-week-of-entrepreneurship-meweek/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited back to this year's Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship to speak about the mistakes, the false perceptions and beliefs common with first time startup founders and wantrepreneurs; The Top 10 Startup Delusions. I have a long history with Maastricht and it's always a pleasure to be back.
- [Lean Startup Crash Course @ Founders Club Maastricht](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-startup-crash-course-founders-club-maastricht/) - Recently I was invited to Founders Club Maastricht to hold my popular Lean Startup Crash Course. These were the slides I used:
- [Moderating @ Hannover Messe 2017](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/moderating-hannover-messe-2017/) - Recently I was invited by NRW.INVEST to moderate a panel discussion on how to build a business with innovation at the Polish-German Startup Forum at the Hannover Messe 2017. From the official description of the event: Poland has made an impressive economic leap within the past two decades. The country did not overlook the global trends and
- [Why Corporates Engage with Startups @ Henkel](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/why-corporates-engage-with-startups-henkel/) - Recently I was invited by Henkel to keynote at "Henkel Startup-Day", an internal innovation event at their HQ with +300 participants about why and how corporations engage with startups (and sometimes vice versa). A participant describing my Keynote: [...] Vidar Andersen, asked us to talk to a person we don’t know at all. A fairly
- [Coaching @ Code + Design Camp Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/coaching-code-design-camp-cologne/) - This week I was helping out Cologne's own Tom Bachem's CODE University, coaching youth building interesting products, solutions to real problems, at the Code + Design Camp in the Balloni event location in Cologne.
- [The Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals 2017 is a success!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-rheinland-pitch-summer-finals-2017-is-a-success/) - Yesterday saw the third ever Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals (the two previous finals were also spectacular). And what an incredible finals it was; Once again supported by Digitale Stadt Düsseldorf and Marketing Club Düsseldorf, a record +1.300 people signed up pre-event, insuring a full house at the spectacular event location at Düsseldorf Airport DUS. The
- [Keynoting at the opening of the digiHUB Aachen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/keynoting-at-the-opening-of-the-digihub-aachen/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited to keynote the opening of the new digital HUB in Aachen, where I spoke about why and how corporations engage with startups (and sometimes vice versa). As a known startup evangelist, the venue was perhaps the most fitting I've spoken at so far. The event was
- [Pitching the state of NRW as a great place for startups in Warsaw, Poland](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-the-state-of-nrw-as-a-great-place-for-startups-in-warsaw-poland/) - Previously, we had been visiting Moscow to spread the good word and recently I was invited back by the city of Düsseldorf (the capital of NRW) and NRW.INVEST to be a part of the delegation with the Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf, Thomas Geisel and others, to spread the gospel about why the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia
- [Pitching the state of NRW for Startups in Moscow, Russia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitching-the-state-of-nrw-for-startups-in-moscow-russia/) - Recently I was invited by the city of Düsseldorf (the capital of NRW) and NRW.INVEST to be a part of a delegation with the Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf, Thomas Geisel and others, to spread the gospel about why the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW - where I have now been living for the 12
- [It's that WebSummit time again](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/its-that-websummit-time-again/) - It's that time of year again! This year the WebSummit moved to beautiful Lisbon, Portugal. Who's in town? Hit me up on them there social interwebs and let's have a drink or dinner.
- [Pitch Party Düsseldorf 2016](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitch-party-dusseldorf-2016/) - Recently I had the honor and pleasure to moderate the 4th Pitch Party organized by the Wirtschaftsjunioren Düsseldorf. More images can be found here.
- [Lean Startup - Am I doing it right?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-startup-am-i-doing-it-right/) - One question I get all the time is how to do Lean Startup right, so I thought I'd take a minute and share a somewhat canonical answer. The shortest 5 step description I can give goes as follows: Articulate your hypotheses (guesses about the unknowns) using the Business Model Canvas (BMC). Get out of the
- [On the state of Startups in Rhineland](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-the-state-of-startups-in-rhineland/) - Gründerszene has interesting piece about the state of startups in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) where I reside and have been championing as a great place to found your startup in since 2011. It is no wonder that people are wanting to invest in/buy startup stocks (Startup Aktien kaufen) to help businesses thrive. I
- [Startup Lessons Learned at Northern Institute of Technology Management, NIT Hamburg](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-lessons-learned-at-northern-institute-of-technology-management-nit-hamburg/) - Recently I had the honor to be invited to share my startup lessons learned and introduce students to The Lean Startup methodologies at the Northern Institute of Technology Management (NIT) in Hamburg. The Northern Institute of Technology Management is an international business school, located in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1998 as a public-private
- [Startup Ambassador @ SXSW 2016](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-ambassador-sxsw-2016/) - I was honored and delighted to be invited back as an official startup ambassador to the state of NRW and join the German delegation to SXSW in Austin, Texas. Last year, I couldn't make it as I was teaching in Iran - but this year it fortunately fit my schedule. And what a blast we had
- [The Very First Startup Weekend Maastricht is an EPIC success!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-maastricht/) - This weekend saw the very fist Startup Weekend Maastricht - and what an EPIC weekend it was! This time around I was invited as a coach to help the participants flex their entrepreneurial muscle and help out my wonderful friends on the organizing team with supporting the regional ecosystem Visit their Facebook page for many
- [The state of NRW and startups](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/nrw-great-place-for-startups/) - I recently had the honor and pleasure to be invited by NRW.INVEST together with representatives from The Pirate Summit to present the advantages of founding a startup in our state at the Czech and Hungarian "Stammtisch" in Düsseldorf, to a crowd of regional officials and stakeholders, Czech and Hungarian emissaries and startups. I didn't use any slides for
- [Back teaching in Switzerland again](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-switzerland-again/) - Recently I was back in Switzerland. This time I was teaching Co-operation Management and Innovation Clusters at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland outside of Zürich. Unfortunately I cannot share the slides I used this time due to 3rd party IP rights. What I can share are the six factors that repeat
- [Lean Launchpad DUS is a wrap!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/first-llp-dus/) - The very first Lean Launchpad DUS Powered by PwC is a wrap! 9 teams entered the 5 week program - and 6 teams made it through. Have a look at the final public presentation day in the video below: The Lean Launchpad is the world's premier pre-accelerator program for startups. It's an intensive 5 week,
- [Conversational Snake Oil?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/conversational-snake-oil/) - There's been some discussion about marketing and 'the Conversation' lately - or more perhaps more accurately an ' Anti-Conversation' meme in the making. Brian Oberkirch recently blogged about it too, which inspired me to share my take. Personally, I think Bill Hicks nailed it with regards to marketing in general. ;) On another note, markets
- [Plone Spotting Competition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plone-spotting-competition/) - Yes, it's Friday again folks! I thought I'd hold yet another unsuccessful amazing competition: Send me your snapshots (or link to an image in the comments) of anything vaguely Plone-like and you might win a quality tee in your size of choice with an image of the never before publicized Plone alpha interface! The winners
- [Is it just me or do you also see colours?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/is-it-just-me-or-do-you-also-see-colours/) - I used to believe things. Not that there was a Santa Claus able to travel faster than light, a fairy that ate teeth and shat coins or that there is a life after death (there's a reason why it's called DEATH, don't you think?). No. Until a couple of years ago I believed, or more
- [If you're ever going to Stansted, UK](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/if-youre-ever-going-to-stanstead-uk/) - Be sure to check out the wireless access points. As I have a hangover am feeling rather unproductive this Sunday, I thought I'd just share this little gem of a hotspot I found at the Standsted Airport in the UK a couple of months ago.
- [Introducing +Andersen & Associates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plusandersen/) - People have been asking me what I've been up to in the last year and short answer is: I've been busy. On the one hand busy supporting and nurturing the locals startup scene of Cologne grow and and teaching university students how to make their own mistakes instead of repeating my own mistakes when building a startup. On the
- [Death to the Cult of Stealth Startups!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/death-to-the-cult-of-stealth-startups/) - Let there be light! You might already know of my bootstrapped startup Gauss - The People Magnet. What some of you might not know is that I teach entrepreneurial students at universities, young hopeful startups at NEXT, keynoting events and F500* corporates that as a startup entrepreneur you need to: Talk to everybody about everything
- [The very first Lean Launchpad Dusseldorf successfully launches](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-very-first-lean-launchpad-dusseldorf-successfully-launches/) - This Wednesday evening saw the very first meetup with 9 regional non-funded early-stage startups attending the very first Lean Launchpad Düsseldorf powered by PwC. Here are some impressions from our first meetup: About the Lean Launchpad Program The Lean Launchpad (LLP) is a highly experiential educational program created by the father of the Lean Startup,
- [Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals 2015 in Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/rheinland-pitch-winter-finals-2015-in-cologne-2/) - Yesterday saw the first ever winter finals of the Rheinland Pitch event series - and a spectacular success it was! The Rheinland Pitch is a monthly startup event where regional startups receive professional pitch training and a stage to present themselves to investors, media and the general public - for free. I've been involved from
- [The Lean Launchpad goes to Turkey](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-lean-launchpad-goes-to-turkey/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited to introduce the world's premier startup entrepreneurship curriculum, The Lean Launchpad, to the faculty to one of the largest universities in Turkey, Dokuz Eyül Üniversitesi. Here are the slides I used to introduce it to the faculty. Teaching the Lean Launchpad in Izmir Turkey! #llp A
- [Why Germany and the state of NRW for French startups](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/why-germany-and-the-state-of-nrw-for-french-startups/) - Yesterday I had the pleasure and honor to be invited to present the case why Germany and specifically the state of North-Rhine Westphalia make sense to French startups to a trade delegation from France. Here are the slides I used:
- [Going back to the epic Startup Weekend Amsterdam](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/going-back-to-the-epic-startup-weekend-amsterdam/) - This weekend I was invited to coach the participants by my organizing friends behind the legendary Startup Weekend Amsterdam, SWAMS. And what an EPIC weekend it was - once again! For me this represents a full circle of sorts, as Startup Weekend Amsterdam was the first SW I ever participated at. Back then in 2012
- [Coaching at Startup Weekend Women Dusseldorf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/coaching-at-startup-weekend-women-dusseldorf/) - This weekend saw the first ever Startup Weekend Women in Düsseldorf, Germany and I had the honor and pleasure to be invited to coach the participants. Scene from the weekend. Coaching at Startup Weekend Women DUS #sw_dus #latergram A photo posted by Vidar Andersen (@blacktar) on Oct 26, 2015 at 2:27pm PDT
- [A Blast from the past - An internal memo from my last startup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/a-blast-from-the-past-an-internal-memo-from-my-last-startup/) - This morning, I accidentally stumbled on an internal memo from me to my co-founders and advisors from my last all-in startup venture, getGauss.com, from almost exactly four years ago. "Gauss - The People Magnet" was one of the very first social discovery apps for the iPhone. For the more technical inclined, it was also a
- [The New Innovation Metrics, KPIs and Management Tools](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/corporate_innovation/) - Recently I held a talk about the new metrics, KPIs and management tools large companies can use to achieve innovation as a process as a part of the ongoing talk series on Corporate Entrepreneurship at Startplatz, Cologne. Here are the slides I used:
- [Introducing the free & open Lean Launchpad Düsseldorf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/introducing-the-free-open-lean-launchpad-dusseldorf/) - So I recently retired from facilitating and organizing Startup Weekend and Startup Next. But fear not. I'm not going away and I'm not about to stop caring about entrepreneurial education for startup founders in our region. On the contrary, I'm ramping up my efforts. That's why I have chosen to offer the Lean Launchpad (LLP),
- [I'm Featured on SlideShare - Again!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/im-featured-on-slideshare-again-2/) - I'm featured on LinkedIn SlideShare today - Again! This is the fourth time one of my presentations have been featured as presentation of the day on LinkedIn SlideShare in less than the same amount of months! (Previously: 1, 2, 3) So yeah, go ahead and pinch my arm. This time it's the Lean Launchpad 101 "What We Now
- [Hello again, Iran - Startup Weekend Tourism Tehran called!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/hello-again-iran-startup-weekend-tourism-tehran-called/) - I was recently invited back to Tehran, Iran in less than a couple of months since I was last there (1, 2, 3). It seems like only yesterday I was there and I was absolutely delighted and incredibly humbled by the opportunity to come back - and so soon! This time I was invited to
- [I'm going back to school!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/im-going-back-to-school/) - Recently I had the great humbling fortune to be awarded a scholarship for the Global Entrepreneur Accelerator Program at the Deusto Business School in Bilbao, Spain. So next week I'm going to be in Bilbao knee deep in global entrepreneurship acceleration! Yay! :) I'm incredibly humbled to receive such an honor and super excited to going back
- [Teaching the Lean Launchpad - in Iran!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-the-lean-launchpad-in-iran/) - So this just happened: I was invited to hold a lecture at the Qazvin Islamic Azad University (QIAU), one of the most successful and private universities in Iran and one of the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the world according to Wikipedia. After thinking long and hard about what I
- [Coaching Startups to Pitch - At the Avatech accelerator in Tehran, Iran!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/coaching-startups-to-pitch-at-the-avatech-accelerator-in-tehran-iran/) - Avatech is a 6 months startup accelerator program that provides entrepreneurs with the necessary ingredients to succeed. We provide aspiring entrepreneurs with mentorship, entrepreneurial training, seed funding and a creative workspace for a period of 6 months. We prepare the teams to get in front of more than a hundred accredited investors to expose their product and
- [Facilitating the world's largest Startup Weekend Event - In Tehran, Iran!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/facilitating-the-worlds-largest-startup-weekend-event-in-tehran-iran/) - I was super humbled and excited to be invited to facilitate the largest of five SIMULTANEOUS Startup Weekends in Tehran, Iran this week at the Shahid Beheshti University. (Read more on the EPIC world record on the UP Global blog). And what an incredible weekend (well, in Iran it was technically in the week as Startup Weekends
- [Lean Launchpad @ University of Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-launchpad-university-of-cologne/) - Great things take time. A year from when I was invited to Stanford to be trained by Steve Blank, we finally made it! This week, I started to teach the Lean Launchpad curriculum at the University of Cologne, more specifically at the recently launched university incubator named "Gateway" - the perfect place for it. In co-operation with
- [Pirate Summit 2015](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pirate-summit-2015/) - And thus, Cologne's own Pirate Summit is history for this year. And what a spectacular event it was - once again! This marks the 5 year anniversary and the same number of summits I've attended. This year I wasn't pitching anything myself, but MC'ing the startup pitches on the first day instead, I opened with
- [Nobody's fault but mine - On founder's depression at FuckUp Nights Duesseldorf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/nobodys-fault-but-mine-on-founders-depression-at-fuckup-nights-duesseldorf/) - Recently I was invited to share from my experience failing with my last startup venture, getgauss.com, dealing with founder's depression and the lessons I learnt from it at FuckUp Nights Duesseldorf. Fuckup Nights is a global movement born in Mexico in 2012 to share publicly business failure stories. Hundreds of people attend each event to
- [Global Entrepreneurship Week Maastricht 2013](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/gew-maastricht/) - I was delighted and honored to be invited recently to Global Entrepreneurship Week Maastricht to attend a panel discussion with Thorsten Jelinek from the World Economic Forum, Saskia Vossenberg a Consultant and Entrepreneur in Gender Studies and Jo Martens from Startups.be about what's next for Europe, and especially the role of government and education in supporting the creation
- [Going to Cambridge University](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/going-to-cambridge-university/) - Now, my mother always thought I should go to Cambridge or Oxford. And recently I got to do just that (sort of) as the facilitator of Startup Weekend Cambridge University participating in the Global Startup Battle (GSB), organized by the Cambridge Accelerator at Cambridge Judge Business School.
- [Ambassador to Cologne and German Startups at SxSW](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/ambassador-to-cologne-and-german-startups-at-sxsw/) - Recently I was honored to be invited to South by Southwest (SxSW) in Austin, Texas as a startup ambassador to the state of NRW (where Cologne is located) and Germany. My responsibilities including speaking and moderating at various events at SxSW, helping to bring in US investors and other interesting people to the German events,
- [Checking out the startup scene in New York City](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/checking-out-the-startup-scene-in-new-york-city/) - On my way back to Europe from SxSW, me and Jan Kus decided to stop for a week in New York City to check out the startup world there. I guess I learned three things here. 1. NYC is a cold cold place. Not just the climate in March but also the people. Usually when
- [Serbia Called - Startup Weekend Belgrade was a blast!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/serbia-called-startup-weekend-belgrade-was-a-blast/) - A huge thanks to the amazing Startup Weekend Belgrade team with Zoja & Marina on point and to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander Foundation for Education and The Royal Council for Entrepreneurship for executing a spectacular weekend! And thank you for making me feel like a VIP rockstar with my own bodyguard from the
- [Interactive Cologne 2014](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/interactive-cologne-2014/) - I was honored and thrilled to be invited to speak, coach startups and MC at the recent Interactive Cologne 2014 conference.
- [Speaking at MEWEEK - Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship 2014](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-at-meweek-maastricht-week-of-entrepreneurship/) - I was recently honored and thrilled to be invited back to this year's edition of MEWEEK, Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship 2014, to keynote, judge startups and hold a seminar on what The Lean Startup means for Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Maastricht, School of Business and Economics. If you want to book me
- [Slovakia Called Again - Startup Weekend Bratislava was a blast!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/slovakia-called-again-startup-weekend-bratislava-was-a-blast/) - This weekend I was invited back to Slovakia to facilitate at Startup Weekend Bratislava in the capital. And what a spectacular weekend it was! So this guy kicked it off. Again. And made everybody play Half-Baked. Again. And then we pitched. Then we voted for our favorites. Then we counted the votes and found out
- [Keynoting London Intrapreneurship Conference](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/keynoting-london-intrapreneurship-conference/) - I'm delighted to announce that I have been invited as a keynote speaker to the London Intrapreneurship Conference. As you might already know, I've been helping large corporations with achieving continuous innovation as a process for some time now through my +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES. I'm very excited to be sharing what we've learned so far,
- [Introducing the first Rheinland Pitch Finals in Duesseldorf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/introducing-the-first-rheinland-pitch-finals-in-duesseldorf/) - Yesterday saw the culmination of nearly two year's work making the Rheinland Pitch THE biggest longest continuously running startup pitching event in Germany and quite possibly Europe. The Rheinland Pitch is a regular monthly event where regional startups apply to pitch an audience of investors, media and peers. Applicants receive professional pitch training and goes through
- [Featured on SlideShare yet again - Lessons Learned](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/featured-on-slideshare-yet-again/) - So this is a first for me - Two of my presentations where featured on SlideShare in two days. That makes it three times SlideShare has featured my presentations so far. Yay. This time it was the slides I've used for my Startup Lessons Learned lecture at various universities. Here they are: Startup Lessons Learned
- [Startups on a Boat - from Koblenz to Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startups-on-a-boat-from-koblenz-to-cologne/) - Yesterday I had the pleasure to be invited onboard the MS Gründerschiff to moderate the startup pitches during the trip on the river Rhine from Koblenz to Cologne. MS Gründerschiff loosely translates to MS Founders' Ship, and it was a one of a kind networking event to bridge the startup scene of Koblenz with that of its
- [Romania Called Again - Startup Weekend Iasi a Rip-Roaring Success](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/romania-called-again-startup-weekend-iasi-a-rip-roaring-success/) - This weekend I was invited over to the wonderful country of Romania yet again (1 2 3), This time to facilitate Startup Weekend Iasi (pronounced something like "ee-ash") in the far far east of the country. And what an incredibly spectacularly stellar weekend it was! First of all - The INSANE Venue: Then this guy
- [Dublin called again - Facilitating Startup Weekend Dublin @ Google HQ](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/dublin-called-again-facilitating-startup-weekend-dublin-google-hq/) - Last weekend I had a blast going back to Dublin facilitating Startup Weekend Dublin at Google's magnificent HQ there.
- [Slovakia Called Yet Again - Startup Weekend Kosice rocked it!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/slovakia-called-yet-again-startup-weekend-kosice-rocked-it/) - This weekend I was invited back yet again to Slovakia (1, 2) and this time to facilitate Startup Weekend Kosice in the Southwest of the country. And what a rocking weekend it was! This guy kicked it off and made everybody play Half-Baked. Then we pitched our ideas and voted on our favorites that would
- [Lithuania Called - Startup Weekend Vilnius was a blast!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lithuania-called-startup-weekend-vilnius-was-a-blast/) - This weekend I was invited to Lithuania to facilitate Startup Weekend Vilnius. And what an insanely awesome weekend it was! The EPIC venue - Vilnius Planetarium! The long long LONG line of pitchers Friday evening. Pitching our ideas. Then we voted to decide who would get to form teams and when they had formed their
- [Latvia Called - Startup Weekend Riga was an epic success](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/latvia-called-startup-weekend-riga-was-an-epic-success/) - This weekend I was invited to Latvia to facilitate Startup Weekend Riga. And what an incredibly spectacular weekend it was! The FANTASTIC venue. This guy kicked it all off. And made everybody play Half-Baked to break the ice. And then we pitched our ideas. And then we went on to vote on the pitches and
- [Teaching at KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-at-kit-karlsruhe-institute-of-technology/) - Yesterday I had the honor and pleasure to be invited to teach at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), probably the most prestigious engineering university in Germany known for its high rate of patents and founders coming out of it. Here are my slides: Almost two years ago almost to the day, I told myself I will
- [Slovakia Called - Startup Weekend Zilina was EPIC](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/slovakia-called-startup-weekend-zilina-was-epic/) - This weekend I was invited to Zilina in the northwest of Slovakia to facilitate their Startup Weekend Zilina. And what an EPIC weekend it was! Teams are working working WORKING. In the FABULOUS venue.
- [Returning to teach at Startup Pirates Maastricht](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/returning-to-teach-at-startup-pirates-maastricht/) - I was thrilled to be invited back to teach about The Lean Startup and Customer Development at this year's Startup Pirates Maastricht too. It's turning into a wonderful tradition. Here are the slides I used:
- [Interviewed by WDR TV on the status of Startups in NRW](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/interviewed-by-wdr-tv-on-the-status-of-startups-in-nrw/) - Today I was interviewed by WDR Fernsehen, the German public-broadcasting institution, on the status of startups in the state of NRW and what the advantages are to founding in this region and trying to explain to a mass audience what a startup really is. No word yet on when and if it will air. Stay
- [Featured in "Die Welt"](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/featured-in-die-welt/) - So it turns out there was a journalist from "Die Welt" at my recent talk at FuckUp Nights Duesseldorf and here's the resulting piece. On a side note, we need to keep educating journalists on the difference between "Existenzgründung" (lifestyle business founder and freelancers mostly exchanging their hours for money) and startup founders. One doesn't
- [Idea Lab @ WHU](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/idea-lab-whu/) - Recently I was invited to Idea Lab, the founder's conference at WHU in Vallendar. The absolute highlight for me was seeing Oliver Samwer talk about how founders must be willing and able to live in the dirt for a long time to be successful:
- [Producing StartupBus BeNeLux - 72hrs of road trip mayhem](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startupbus-benelux/) - I was recently honored and thrilled to be invited by Hans van Gent and Mike van Hoenselaar to produce this year's StartupBus Europe BeNeLux bus bound for Pioneers Festival in Vienna, together with Magnus Petersen-Paasche, after my previous stint with Startupbus. And after a lot of preparations, we finally went on the road last week
- [Featured again in Wirtschafts Woche - How to pitch investors](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/featured-again-in-wirtschafts-woche-how-to-pitch-investors/) - I was recently asked to contribute to an article in Wirtschafts Woche on how to pull of the perfect startup pitch. The result was published here today.
- [What startup investors are looking for - Speaking at "Dein Tag zum Gründen" in Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/what-startup-investors-are-looking-for-speaking-at-dein-tag-zum-grunden-in-cologne/) - I was recently invited to speak at "Your Day to Found" in Cologne about what startup investors are looking for. UPDATE: Wirtschafts Woche wrote about my talk and SlideShare featured my slides. Here are the slides I used:
- [Named one of the most important people in the German startup world](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/named-one-of-the-most-important-people-in-the-german-startup-world/) - So a journalist from Wirtschafts Woche, the best-selling weekly business publication in Germany, was in the audience at my recent talk about what startup investors are looking for and wrote two pieces about it. And this quote just happened to be in it: “[Vidar Andersen,] one of the most important persons in the German startup
- [Lecturing at BiTS Iserlohn](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lecturing-at-bits-iserlohn/) - Recently I was invited to BiTS Iserlohn, the entrepreneurial college, to share my Startup Lessons Learned. Do you want to book me too? Shoot me an email at booking@vidarandersen.com and let’s talk. As a bonus, and as there's already a previous post about my content, here's Thomas Grota's presentation that he held at BiTS:
- [Teaching at Startup Pirates Maastricht](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-at-startup-pirates-maastricht/) - I was recently invited to teach an introduction course to The Lean Startup and Customer Development at Startup Pirates Maastricht at the University of Maastricht. Here are the slides I used:
- [Romania Called Again - Hello Startup Weekend Cluj](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/romania-called-again-hello-startup-weekend-cluj/) - Romania called again, and this time they wanted me in Cluj to facilitate their Startup Weekend. And what an epic weekend it was!
- [Startup Lessons Learned at Entrepreneurs Club Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-lessons-learned-at-entrepreneurs-club-cologne/) - I was recently invited by the Entrepreneurs Club Cologne at University of Cologne to speak about my Startup Lessons Learned. Entrepreneurs Club Cologne is an initiative by students at the University of Cologne to support and nurture entrepreneurial culture at the university. Here are the slides:
- [MEWEEK 15 - Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship 2015](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/meweek-15-maastricht-week-of-entrepreneurship-2015/) - In what has now become somewhat of a yearly tradition, I was still honored and delighted to be invited yet again to this year's edition of the Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship 2015. This time around I was invited to hold a Lean Startup and Customer Development Masterclass and sit on a panel discussion about the
- [ADVANCE Day Cologne 2015](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/advance-day-cologne-2015/) - I was recently honored and delighted to be invited to moderate (MC) and coach the participating startups at the ADVANCE Day in Cologne featuring international media types, entrepreneurs and investors like the legendary Morten Lund for a day of talks, seminars and workshops. Do you want to book me too? Shoot me an email and
- [Speaking at #UXCGN](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-at-uxcgn/) - I was recently honored and delighted to be invited as a speaker at #UXCGN, the regular UX meetup in Cologne. It's a little know fact that I started out in this tech business doing UX before it was even called UX, but HCI (also known under the more derogatory term, Web Designer in the 90s)
- [On Digital Marketing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-digital-marketing/) - I found this presentation from 2011 in my digital drawers and thought I'd share it with you as it seems to be still relevant - even after these years. It was originally commissioned by a customer, an agency, who wanted a primer on data driven digital marketing. I have redacted the customer-specific details but without
- [Teaching at Karlshochschule International University, Karlsruhe](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/teaching-at-karlshochschule-international-university-karlsruhe/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited to the Karlshochschule International University to introduce students to the Lean Startup and share from my startup lessons learned. If you want to book me too, shoot me an email and let's talk.
- [Entrepreneurship - Nature or Nurture at Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship 2013?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/entrepreneurship-nature-nurture/) - I was honored and delighted to be invited to moderate a day of discussing if entrepreneurship is something you need to be born with or something you can nurture, something you can teach everybody, at the Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship 2013 and interview the father of the Lean Startup, Steve Blank live on skype in
- [Startup Day at University of Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-day-at-university-of-cologne/) - Fresh off the boat from Silicon Valley and back in Cologne town, I was recently invited to give visitors and students an introduction to The Lean Startup at the Startup Day at the University of Cologne arranged by the HGNC. Here are the slides I used: If you want to book me too, shoot me an email
- [Sharing Startup Lessons Learned at Rheinische Fachhochschule Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/sharing-startup-lessons-learned-at-rheinische-fachhochschule-cologne/) - Recently I was honored and delighted to be invited to the Rheinische Fachhochschule - the University of Applied Sciences - Cologne to share my Startup Lessons Learned and introduce the students to The Lean Startup. Here are the slides I used: Students practicing using the Business Model Canvas: If you want to book me too, shoot me
- [Lessons Learned - steps2startup at University of Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-at-university-of-colognes-steps2startup-event/) - I was recently invited to speak about my lessons learned as a startup entrepreneur at the steps2startup program at the University of Cologne. steps2startup is a student initiative at the University of Cologne to help young people interested in startups and entrepreneurship build their network and exchange experiences and ideas with like-minded people. It is
- [Startup Weekend Education Cologne a Success - Another Cologne First](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-education-cologne-a-success-another-cologne-first/) - This weekend saw the first ever Startup Weekend Education in Germany - in Cologne! And what a weekend it was! For more information, videos and pictures of the epic weekend, visit the Facebook page.
- [Visiting Startups in Singapore](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/visiting-startups-in-singapore/) - So I'm currently in Singapore, catching up with my entrepreneurial friend and fellow GEAP scholar from Deusto Bilbao, Meri Rosich and visiting her startup Quality Time Lab which connects families over distance. If you have grandparents living away from your kids or if you are traveling a lot away from your kids, you should really check her
- [Startup Weekend Mafia Representing in Kuala Lumpur](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-mafia-representing-in-kuala-lumpur/) - So I'm currently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I haven't been here for more than hours before I see this guy in a Startup Weekend t-shirt sitting at the next table across from me. And of course I just have to go over there and ask him about it and introduce myself. Turns out it's Ahmed
- [Keynoting HackTM in Timisoara, Romania](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/keynoting-hacktm-in-timisoara-romania/) - Recently I had the honor and pleasure to be invited to hold the inspirational keynote at what is probably the largest hackathon in Eastern Europe, HackTM, in Timisoara, Romania. I was amazed at the size of the venue, number of participants and the incredible diversity of people, hardware and software hacks. Revisiting Timisoara reconfirmed my
- [Interviewing Running Lean's Ash Maurya at the first Lean Startup Circle Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/interviewing-running-leans-ash-maurya-at-the-first-lean-startup-circle-cologne/) - Recently I had the honor and pleasure to attend Ash "Running Lean" Maurya's talk at the first ever Lean Startup Circle Cologne meetup. After his talk, Ash and one of the Lean Startup Circle Cologne initiators, Kamil Barbarski, sat down with me for an interview to talk Lean on camera for zoomm.me. Here's Ash's talk at
- [First Ever Startup Weekend Cologne is an EPIC Success](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/first-ever-startup-weekend-cologne-is-an-epic-success/) - The very first Startup Weekend Cologne was held January 25 - 27 2013. And what a spectacular event it was. Sold out in advance, the event was a complete storming success which saw 125 participants and over 220 people coming by over the weekend. We even had the founder of Startup Weekend himself, US American
- [Pirates on a Plane - Cologne Goes London](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pirates-on-a-plane-cologne-goes-london/) - Recently a band of merry men, also known as some of the key figures of the Cologne startup scene (and hangers-ons), boarded a plane and flew over to London to visit the scene there and advocate for our ecosystem there. Above, Oliver Thylmann, Thomas Bömoser, Sebastian Wiehe, Thomas Bachem, Fabian Jager, Manuel Koelman, Thomas Grota,
- [Made it to the Nordic Startup Awards Finals in Copenhagen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/made-it-to-the-nordic-startup-awards-finals-in-copenhagen/) - No rest for the wicked. I recently pitched 3 stages in 3 countries in 3 days. From Cologne, to Paris and LeWeb to Copenhagen. And to get there for free directly from Paris and LeWeb - I simply hitched a ride back with the Danish Startupbus. What drives down must drive up again. As my
- [From Startupbus Germany to LeWeb Paris](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/from-startupbus-germany-to-leweb-paris/) - I recently was asked to help Startupbus out with arranging their local stop in Cologne on their way from Berlin to LeWeb in Paris. And as I couldn't say no to a free ride to LeWeb, I somehow ended up on the bus as a participant too. "StartupBus is an annual technological startup competition, described
- [Romania, Here I Come - Startup Weekend Timisoara Called](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/romania-here-i-come-startup-weekend-timisoara-called/) - What are your first thoughts that spring to mind when I mention Timisoara, Romania? Birthplace of the 1989 revolution? Chances are that your answer would probably be something like "Huh, where?" and not "a modern tech hub with a nascent startup scene and brilliant infrastructure". But it's true that Timisoara has one of the best,
- [Let's Facilitate - Hello Leipzig!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lets-facilitate/) - I love to help people discover entrepreneurship and to help spread the word on the methods anybody can use to start their own next big thing. In fact, I love it so much that organizing the Startup Weekend Cologne, being an Instructor at NEXT Cologne and organizing the Hacker News Cologne Meetup isn't enough. So
- [Lean Startup Masterclass, Herleen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/lean-startup-masterclass-herleen/) - I was recently honored and delighted to be commissioned to hold a Lean Startup Masterclass in Herleen in The Netherlands for regional entrepreneurs. Here are the slides I used: Do you want to book me to? Just shoot me an email at booking@vidarandersen.com and let’s talk.
- [On Marketing of Innovation - Going back to Switzerland](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-marketing-of-innovation-going-back-to-switzerland/) - I recently had the honor and pleasure to be invited yet again to the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and this time their SwissInnovation program in Basel to hold a talk about Marketing of Innovation and help mentor this cycle's cohort of participants in the program. Here are the slides I used: Oh
- [Moderating the Startup Competition at The Web Summit in Dublin](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/websummit2014/) - I recently had the honor and privilege to be invited to moderate (MC) the startup competition at The Web Summit in Dublin. I had a blast. "Web Summit is a technology-industry conference held in Dublin, Ireland since 2010. The topic of the conference is centered on internet technology and attendees range from Fortune 500 companies
- [On Innovation Clusters - Lecturing at FHNW in Basel, Switzerland](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-innovation-clusters-lecturing-at-fhnw-in-basel-switzerland/) - I recently had the honor and pleasure to be invited to the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) in Basel to lecture on innovation clusters and startup communities. Here are the slides I used: Oh, and if you want to book me too, just shoot me an email at booking@vidarandersen.com and let’s talk. Bonus German
- [Why go to Berlin - As a Scandinavian Startup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/why-go-to-berlin-as-a-scandinavian-startup/) - I was recently invited to speak to Scandinavian businesses at an event in Berlin about why it makes sense for Scandinavian startups to consider expanding to Berlin, Germany. Yes, I know - and as you know I'm the biggest fan and supporter of the startup ecosystem of Cologne, but coming from the North it may
- [Moderating TEDx in Hamburg](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/moderating-tedx-in-hamburg/) - I was recently invited to moderate TEDxTUHH, Hamburg. It was a blast! It left me with a lost voice and a head full of new ideas and perspectives. The TEDx program is designed to help communities, organizations and individuals to spark conversation and connection through local TED-like experiences around the world. TED is a global
- [Nordic creative businesses and the German market](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/nordic-creative-businesses-and-the-german-market/) - Yesterday I was visiting my home country of Norway where I was honored to be invited to speak about exporting Nordic creative businesses and more specifically about how to do business in Germany at Hydrogenfabrikken in Fredrikstad based on my +8 years of doing business in the land of Volkswagen, Sauerkraut and Weizenbier. The main take-aways I
- [Startup Weekend Cologne 2015 - Bigger & better than ever!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-cologne-2015-bigger-better-than-ever/) - This January 30 to February 1 saw the third Startup Weekend Cologne in equally many years. And what a startup weekend it was! Completely sold out in advance with over 125 participants and a total of over 200 people visiting the same perfect venue as last year, STARTPLATZ. This time around, our international facilitator was
- [On Rocket Internet vs Startups](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-rocket-internet-vs-startups/) - There is a discussion going on in Germany at the moment on startups vs the Samwer brothers' incubator or company builder "Rocket Internet". And I have only two things to add to that. I have the utmost respect for the efficiency of the Samwers. Copycat or not is not a point in business. They might
- [There's a new startup event in Cologne: Introducing the Rheinland-Pitch!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/theres-a-new-startup-event-in-cologne-introducing-the-rheinland-pitch/) - As you probably know, I'm passionate about pitching - because we SUCK at pitching here in Europe! So when the new Cologne-based incubator STARTPLATZ asked me if I would be interested in getting involved in a new program to help our regional startup entrepreneurs becoming better at pitching, I wasn't hard to convince. So say
- [We made it to Silicon Valley!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/we-made-it-to-silicon-valley/) - So because of you guys, I am now an official Lean Launchpad Instructor as trained by Steve Blank and Jerry Engel at Stanford - And I'm coming back to teach this most awesome curriculum for startup entrepreneurs in and around Cologne! And the campaign didn't go unnoticed by Steve: At our final presentations in front
- [NEXT Cologne is here again, starting October 23rd!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/next-cologne-is-here-again-starting-october-23rd/) - I'm stoked to announce it's here again - We're going for the third round of NEXT Cologne in STARTPLATZ! For those of you who may not know, NEXT Powered by Google for Entrepreneurs is the premier experiential educational program teaching early stage startups how to build the skills and tactics your startup needs to prepare for
- [3rd NEXT Cologne is a go!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/3rd-next-cologne-is-a-go/) - The 3rd NEXT Cologne kicked off on the evening of October 23rd and this time we have four very early-stage startup teams attending the program - Including one team traveling all the way up from France to attend in Cologne - respect! We're super stoked to take the NEXT program for the third run in
- [Startup Weekend Cologne is back! Jan 24 - 26 @Startplatz](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-cologne-is-back-jan-24-26-startplatz/) - Yes! The chaotic fun mayhem of Startup Weekend, building and validating a startup in 54 hours is back in Cologne January 24th - 26th 2014! No talking, all action - So get your Early-Bird tickets and save money before the price goes up 20,- EUR after December 24th - It's the perfect seasonal gift! We're
- [Startup Weekend Cologne 2014 is an EPIC success!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/startup-weekend-cologne-2014-is-an-epic-success/) - The epic awesomeness that was the Startup Weekend Cologne 2014 Powered by KPMG, STARTPLATZ & Unity MediaKabel BW was a rip-roaring success! UPDATE: Our friends at zoomm.me created a couple of videos for you that capture the energy and spirit of the weekend for posterity: The view from the venue was amazing. And what a
- [Customer Development on German National Radio](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/customer-development-german-radio/) - Recently I was interviewed by Julia Fiedler at DRadio Wissen (Radio! Yes - it's actually still around!) about what to do if you have a business idea an how to proceed. Should you start by writing a business plan? If you are copying an existing proven business model, say opening a new ice cream shop
- [My Startup Wins People's Choice Award at Nordic Startup Awards 2012 Norway!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/gauss-the-people-magnet-nabs-peoples-choice-in-norwegian-nordic-startup-awards-finals/) - W00t! Yesterday I was in Oslo, Norway for the national Nordic Startup Awards where our startup Gauss - The People Magnet were nominated in three categories; Best Bootstrapper, Best International and People’s Choice. I was amazed and humbled to take home your award, the People’s Choice Award. It means a lot to us to know
- [Hackintosh update](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/hackintosh-update/) - I thought I'd give you guys a heads up on how I've fared with my Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh so far. (NOTE: If you came here looking for the fix to the Dell Inspiron / Mini blinking power led and battery issue, it's over here.) Yesterday the Hackintosh asked me to download an Apple update
- [Pitch Your Startup Like a Pro](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/pitch-your-startup-like-a-pro/) - As I've been around the world pitching my own startup at some of the world's most prestigious pitching events, one of the ways I'm paying it forward to our local startup ecosystem is by teaching our startups how to pitch at the Rhineland Pitch in Cologne, Germany - a tier one startup pitching event that
- [On NEXT Cologne Q1 2013](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-next-cologne-q1-2013/) - So we brought Startup Weekend NEXT to Cologne as one of the first few cities in the world back in December 2012 and now the second cohort of the program in Cologne recently finished. Here's a little update on how that turned out. Startup Weekend NEXT is an intensive five week educational program to help more
- [What's next for the Cologne startup scene?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/whats-next-for-the-cologne-startup-scene/) - This article was originally posted on The Pirates Inn Last summer, Thomas Grota kicked of a discussion on "what's next?", which started one of the longest comment threads on the Cologne Startups Facebook group to date summed up here. As yet another summer is upon us in Cologne, and as I've recently been invited to
- [Clusterfuck for PayPal Germany in Progress?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/paypalclusterfuck/) - TL;DR PayPal Germany is most likely in deepsome trouble. Story still evolving. UPDATE: TNW breaks the story and PayPal Germany confirms mistake on Spiegel Online. This morning I got this email in my Gmail account: For those not versed in the German language, the mail states in no uncertain terms (no disclaimers even) that I
- [A Brief History of Social Networks](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/a-brief-history-of-social-networks/) - No, I don't mean a brief history of Old Boy Networks, The Family or other more outlandish and exotic pre-digital era networks. You see, as I was doing my due diligence for my crazy new venture, I jotted down some notes on the history of digital social networks leading up to the Facebook era and
- [Crowd Funding Troll is Crowd Funding Troll](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/crowd-funding-troll/) - Ari Zoldan recently wrote an article on Inc. that in my opinion must be one of the most misguided FUD pieces on crowd funding I've ever read. It seems to me that he doesn't know how crowd funding without selling equity (e.g. Kickstarter and IndieGoGo) works - or deliberately wants to discredit the incredibly powerful
- [From Nothing to Something at Betahaus Cologne's Startup Supper](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-at-betahaus-colognes-startup-supper-event/) - Recently I was invited to speak and share some of my experiences as an entrepreneur at Betahaus Cologne's Startup Supper event. Startup Supper is an informal evening dinner event where invited startup entrepreneurs share selected stories from their experience and answer questions from the audience. The subject of my little chat was "going from nothing
- [Interviewed by TechHustlers](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/interviewed-by-techhustlers/) - Recently I got to sit down with TechHustlers' (@techhustlers) Eric Strait (@ericstrait) and had a conversation via Skype over the atlantic between Cologne, DE and San Marco, TX. From the post: I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with my new friend, Vidar Andersen, & founding genius behind the “people magnet” app Gauss! We
- [I need your VOTES!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/i-need-your-votes/) - Our startup Gauss - The People Magnet (@getGauss) has been nominated for Nordic Startup Awards in no less than three categories: Bootstrapper, International and Startup of the Year! Wow! We're humbled and amazed! Now I need your help by voting *every single day* until October 27th and spread and share the good word all over
- [Navy vs Pirates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/navy-vs-pirates/) - Recently, thinking about what Steve Jobs said "It's more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy", it occurred to me that it's a great metaphor to explain the difference between an existing company and a startup. An existing company is like the navy, executing - not necessarily people - but business plans,
- [On Startup Weekend NEXT Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-startup-weekend-next-cologne/) - Startup Weekend NEXT is an intensive three week educational program to help more startups survive by having the startup teams getting out of the building and into the real world applying the knowledge we now have about what makes startups succeed or fail. There are two personal stories behind my involvement in Startup Weekend NEXT
- [Announcing the very first Startup Weekend NEXT Cologne ever!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/announcing-the-very-first-startup-weekend-next-cologne-ever/) - W00t! The startup news of Cologne just keeps on rolling. Only recently Startup Weekend Cologne was announced and it seems we (Lukas Strniste (@yeromee), Puja Abbassi (@puja108), Till Ohrmann (@tohrmann) and me (@blacktar) together with Startplatz (@StartPlatz) were stupid crazy enough to bring Startup Weekend NEXT to Cologne too. And that already NEXT WEEK! Startup
- [Introducing the first ever Startup Weekend Cologne, January 25-27 2013!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/introducing-the-first-ever-startup-weekend-cologne-january-25-27-2013/) - We're super excited to be bringing Startup Weekend to Cologne for the very first time January 25th to 27th! There's already a long list of amazing local and international jurors and coaches and we're announcing more every week! Make sure to get your tickets before they are gone! Don't know what the non-profit Startup Weekend
- [Greetings from Startup Weekend Stuttgart](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/greetings-from-startup-weekend-stuttgart/) - Oh, and this week I'm also in Stuttgart Nov 17-18 scaring the bejeezus out of young entrepreneurs coaching startups at Startup Weekend Stuttgart. See you there - And don't forget to grab your ticket for Startup Weekend Cologne before we sell out too! :) About Startup Weekend: "Startup Weekend is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
- [Greetings from Monaco Media Forum 2012](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/greetings-from-monaco-media-forum-2012/) - This week Nov 14-16 I'm conference-whoring managing investor relations at the Monaco Media Forum 2012 with VCs, startups and media, discussing the future of media, apps and technology over cocktails and canapés between panels, roundtables and breakout sessions. Let's hook up for a chat if you're there! Thanks to Daniel Cowen (@dwzc) of Echoer for
- [WTF: Social Capital](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/wtf-social-capital/) - I recently had the pleasure to hold a WTF lecture at the Knowmads business school in Amsterdam. The subject of my talk was social capital, the difference between bonding capital and bridging capital, why I believe we need more of the latter and how I share the belief that we live in a network economy;
- [We've been selected to showcase at Tech Cocktail's SXSW event! (We need YOUR VOTE!)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/weve-been-selected-to-showcase-at-tech-cocktails-sxsw-event-we-need-your-vote/) - I'm incredible excited and humbled to share with you that our bootstrapped startup Gauss - The People Magnet has been selected to showcase at the prestigious Tech Cocktail #Startuplife Celebration event at SXSW in Austin, TX on March 10th! We're honored to be selected for this group of highly esteemed startups! VOTE! for the People's
- [Gauss @ SXSW 2012](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/gauss-sxsw-2012/) - Gauss arrived at SXSW in Austing, Texas: To pitch at Frank Gruber's (@FrankGruber) TechCocktail SXSW Startuplife Showcase: Where we met and pitched awesome people like Don Dodge (@dondodge) and Ben Parr (@benparr)... And got invited to the incredible Startup Weekend VIP party by Déborah and James: And got interviewed by the wonderful StartupLive: And Harald Neidhart
- [On Creativity & Technology at Denkwerk](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/speaking-on-creativity-technology/) - Recently, I was invited by the good folks at Denkwerk to hold a talk about my experiences as a creator of things and as an startup entrepreneur. Here's a short excerpt from that talk: If you're interested in hiring me to speak, why don't you shoot me an email and let's have a chat about
- [OneSec - An experiment in crowd funding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/onesec-an-experiment-in-crowd-funding/) - As some of you already know, I'm collaborating with a friend of mine on this little fun crowd funding summer project thing called OneSec. So get out your credit cards and pledge now! OneSec is an iPhone app that makes shooting & sharing good videos fun and easy by changing the format to one second
- [5 Things I'm going to STOP in 2011](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/5-things-im-going-to-stop-doing-in-2011/) - In the spirit of the time honored tradition of new year's resolutions, I thought I'd share what I've decided to STOP doing for 2011 and beyond. So without further ado, let's indulge in some modern day voodoo / sympathetic magic / psycho-cybernetics / egotistical self-justifying cathartic mumbojumbo, shall we: In 2011 and beyond, I will:
- [ Gauss - The People Magnet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/im-co-founding-gauss-the-people-magnet/) - I've been way too busy lately and should probably have filled you in on what the hell I am up to these days much earlier. Anyways - here's the lowdown. As I alluded to a while back, I'm co-founding a new tech startup in the social/local/mobile space. It just took a hell of a lot
- [We need your votes!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/we-need-your-vote/) - Our bootstrapped startup Gauss - The People Magnet (@getGauss) has made it to the @LeWeb Startup Competition semi finals! Now we need you to vote for us and help us spread the word so we will be one of the 16 startups allowed to pitch at the @LeWeb finals in Paris in December. Here's how:
- [Yes, I've got a new job!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/rehired/) - Friends, from the first of March I have a new job (in the inner city of Cologne, and all). Due to acutely fortunate circumstances I have been hired, effective immediately. I've been fortunate to join people interactive GmbH and I'm very appreciative and thankful for the outreach and concern they gratiously showed immediately after me
- [A mobile business idea - from 2003](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/mobile2003/) - A couple of months ago I met a new acquaintance that had some interesting business ideas. As luck would have it, they happened to correlate in part with some ancient ideas of my own and we instantly hit it off. Since then, a little voice in the back of my head has been telling me
- [Is Google Buzz the new Blog?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/is-google-buzz-the-new-blog/) - Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. You've heard it all week; Buzz, Buzz, Buzz. I'm very guilty of adding to the... well... Buzz. (Sorry. Bad pun.) and I've almost had enough myself. I think nobody knows exactly what Google Buzz is right now and where it's going to go, evolve into. I think most agree it
- [Yes, I've been downsized](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/downsized/) - Friends, from now on there will be no head of digital at the medieval castle (dungeon, moat and all). Due to acute financial circumstances I have been let go, effective immediately. Hey - Shift happens! It came as no surprise to me that my [now former] employer, facing the current situation, had to take immediate
- [I'm an uncle!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/im-an-uncle/) - The family has expanded; My wonderful sister living in Copenhagen brought the world a big, healthy and ass-kicking boy. One proud uncle! :)
- [Off to see The Mann](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/off-to-see-the-mann/) - Today I'm off to see the mann - René Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) - with the DNA Digital guys in Bonn. There we will hopefully get to workshop interesting challenges of the Enterprise2.0. What would you talk about? I'd like to know! Feel free to leave a comment on the blog or drop
- [DNA Digital Workshop - Summary](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/dna-digital-workshop-summary/) - As I wrote yesterday, I attended a DNA Digital workshop held in the 4010 Telekom store in Berlin to discuss how so called digital natives, social media and web2.0 can positively influence and help shape the future of Deutsche Telekom (DTAG). [Big fat disclaimer: I work for a company that does business with DTAG] Here's
- [DNA Digital Workshop - Hello again, Berlin!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/dna-digital-workshop-hello-again-berlin/) - I'm attending a workshop (German) held by DNA Digital, an initiative to "connect the Internet generation with CEOs". Let's find out what that means. I'll keep you posted on how the workshop went. For the third time in less than a month I find myself in the city of Berlin again. Life is but a
- [SIGINT 20090 - Day 1](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/sigint-20090-day-1/) - I'm attending SIGINT 2009 in Cologne this weekend. It's an event organized by the Chaos Computer Club about civil rights, social issues and hacktivism in the digital age. The excellent keynote for today was held by Jens Ohlig claiming the politicians and legislators of today are so out of touch with the reality of the
- [Twitter muzzled?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/twitter-muzzled/) - UPDATE: Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) was right when he told me that this change would be for the better back in 2009. I accept now in hindsight that my initial reaction was perhaps mostly nostalgic about a future that couldn't technically and socially exist. As the amount of my followers keept rising, it was becoming self-evident
- [Plone Cathedral Sprint 2010 a success!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/cathedralsprint2010/) - (Non-Flash version of the image slideshow) I'd like to offer all the participants a big THANK YOU! Looking forwards to be seeing you guys either in Sorento and/or Bristol. You rock! Seriously. The official German DZUG press release describes the results of the sprint quite well, so I thought I'd be a lazy bastard attach
- [World Plone Day 2010](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/world-plone-day-2010/) - Today is the World Plone Day and I am attending the regional event in Bonn, Germany to show my support, to meet new people interested in Plone and catching up with the usual suspects regional community. Every year on the 28th of April, informational events about the Plone CMS are held around the world. What
- [Yes, Moving On](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/yes-moving-on/) - Friends, as you know - within a month I got downsized and re-hired. As I now touch on the topic again, it is to tell you that the last re-hire did not work out. Not for me, nor for the company who hired me. Wrong timing, we all agreed. Time to move on. It's ok.
- [Freigeist Conference CGN](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/freigeist-conference-cgn/) - On Thursday the 6th of May I attended the Freigeist Conference at Rheinenergie Stadium in Cologne. The conference connects movers and shakers in the regional online tech and marketing scene; marketers, agencies, programmers, global companies (Google, Microsoft, etc), start-ups, consultants, venture capital, funders, founders, investors and the like. I thought it would be a good
- [The Times They Are A-Changin' - Repentance and Apologies](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-times-they-are-a-changin-repentance-and-apologies/) - It's no secret that I've been out of the online and offline loop for over three months. I'll eventually tell you why, but the theories and rumors surrounding the absence are probably more interesting and entertaining than the actual truth. No, I was not hired for the Obama Campaign. I did not help establish the
- [The Cluetrain Manifesto nine years later; the Internet answers back](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/the-cluetrain-manifesto-nine-years-later-the-internet-answers-back/) - Lately, I re-read the Cluetrain Manifesto for the first time in about nine years. (I would recommend you to read it again too. Technology specifics aside, it's as relevant and inspiring as ever.) Kudos to Geir Bækholt for introducing me to it back in the days. But people of earth, what I really wanted to
- [Evil ReTweet business plan from hell](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/evil-retweet-business-plan-from-hell/) - Here's an idea that occurred to me as I accidentally clicked a retweeted and shortened link on twitter this morning. The thing is, the link opened the target address in a frame (think Google image search) with a rather obnoxious self-advertising header. Eeeeeew! Needless to say, I was rather put off by the whole experience.
- [Closed for summer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/closed-for-summer/) - I'm taking some well deserved weeks off in the old country of Norway, trying to stay away from them there internets for most of the duration. Yes, that's my hometown in NORWAY in the picture, not the Caribbean. Truth. :) See you again in the middle of August!
- [Google Maps 2.0.3 for BlackBerry (and other platforms) launches](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/google-maps-203-for-blackberry-launches/) - The Google Maps application on my BlackBerry 8700g (yeah it's not very en Vogue, but I still find the iPhone an unpractical-for-business toy) asked me to upgrade the Google Maps application today, and I was pleasantly surprised with what the update had to offer. The new cool features are, except from a slicker interface, as
- [Film crew found below my apartment](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/film-crew-found-below-my-apartment/) - Just when I thought I was safe from allied WWII bombs, it seems that my in-house supermarket has been invaded by the cast and crew of some sort of movie production. Let me know if you can spot a German 'celebrity' or have some insight to share on what they are shooting. I wish you
- [Plone Conference 2008 venue and dates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plone-conference-2008-venue-announced/) - It's now official where and when the Plone Conference 2008 will be held. The winner is Washington DC and the dates are October 8 - 10 preceded by two days of Plone training sessions, and followed by 2-3 days of sprinting. Congratulations to Alex Clark and the ZPUGDC! I'd like to openly disclose that I
- [flickr now supports videos - 90 seconds / 150 MB](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/flickr-now-supports-videos-90-seconds-150-mb/) - What many of us have been waiting for is finally here. flickr.com has finally added video sharing features. At this point, the video features are only available to pro subscribers (paying customers). The new video service looks highly integrated and it is a snap to use. Personally, I'm comfortable with the 90 seconds and/or 150MB
- [Get up, stand up! Let's hear it for Tibet and you.](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/get-up-stand-up-lets-hear-it-for-tibet-and-you/) - Yellow is not only the colour of easter; it's the polar opposite of cowardice. Zefrank just started something called ColorWars 2008 on twitter (I loved his shows, by the way) - now, let's all play. Do you know Tibet? You should. Get involved and support the freedom of speech and expression of Tibetans as well
- [Licensed to ill?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/licensed-to-ill/) - I get to do cool things with Plone. Sometimes I even get to do it together with cool friends. On one such occasion we are using a very capable PDF generator called PDFlib to generate print quality PDFs through Plone. The actual version we are using is PDFlib Personalization Server (PPS) version 6. PDFlib is
- [Second Life in CGN](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/second-life-in-cgn/) - Currently I'm I was at a SecondLife Stammtisch in Cologne at a place called '4 Cani' on Thursday the 9th of August. As I arrived late after deciding first going swimming, I missed the introduction round and I'm currently I felt a bit isolated for a while (but it didn't take that long before the
- [Ustream.tv registration form does not play nice](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/ustreamtv-registration-form-does-not-play-nice/) - I've been trying to register on ustream.tv since yesterday, but I keep getting an incredulous error message when entering the captcha correctly: I'm on Win XP using Firefox 2.0.0.6. I've tried c leaning the cache. I've tried everything. It fails to accept a correct captcha on every session. Is this happening to you too or
- ['Wag the Long Tail' in Cologne, Germany](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/wag-the-long-tail-in-cologne-germany/) - I attended a seminar called "Wag the Long Tail" in the Rheinpalais today. Unfortunately it turned out to be not about The Long Tail at all, but more about what some refer to as "web2.0". However I thought I'd share some images. Have a look at my set on flickr for more. Thomas Schindler from
- [Plone Spotting Competition Winner](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plone-spotting-competition-winner/) - Playing it by the numbers (hey, him being 1 of 1 makes this rather easy!), Timothy McDonie won the Plone Spotting Competition for this funny contribution of copycatism: Does the Hamachi logo looks eerily familiar? Thank you, Timothy! Please get back to me which size you are and where you'd like the tee delivered!
- [Fist to the face!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/fist-to-the-face/) - As I was walking home last night from the BarCampCologne2 party in Lichtstrasse I got p0wned! I was dead tired and minding my own business, but as I was passing Live Music Hall some motherfucker apparently mentally challenged person decided to take a swing at me, flooring me with a hook to the left cheek.
- [Frivolous mp3 Friday - The Sequel](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/frivolous-mp3-friday-the-sequel/) - This is the sequel to my Frivolous Friday Premiere post. Do you remember the times before the daily hustle and barter for new invites to the next social killer site? The time before myspace and flicker? When AJAX still meant detergent? Before mashups and mixups? Before DRM? The early days of Napster and mp3.com? Back
- [Ninja vs Pirate](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/ninja-vs-pirate/) - As I was reading the latest blog entry from Eric 'Spin' Rice this morning, it struck me that I'm wearing a matching t-shirt today. I thought I'd share so I snapped a picture with an old Ixus 430 laying around. I'm currently a management ninja. I get in there and get the job done swiftly
- [Netvibes now available on your mobile](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/netvibes-now-available-on-your-mobile-and-iphone/) - Yesterday Netvibes launched a version of their service for mobile phones available at m.netvibes.com. I've been playing around with it using the RIM browser and Opera Mini on a BlackBerry 8700g for a day now and the first impressions are good when using the RIM browser. The site doesn't seem to work in Opera Mini
- [Plone Conference 2007](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plone-conference-2007/) - Due to all sorts of circumstances it's been over a month since my last post. Sorry about that. I thought I'd just tell you all that I'm on my way. See all you wonderful people there! :D
- [First day of Plone Conf 2007](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/first-day-of-plone-conf-2007/) - It's now the 11th of October and the second day of the conference so I'm sort of lagging, but here are my impressions from yesterday. The next best thing I took home with me on the first day of the Plone Conference 2007 in Naples, Italy - after meeting a lot of dear new and
- [Plone is a Product (tm)](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plone-is-a-product-tm/) - If there was a general theme to take home at the Plone Conference 2007 in Naples, Italy on the second day of the conference - beside from Plone now being officially trademarked - it has to be that "Plone is a Product" and "Plone is Democracy". Now everybody repeat after me... No, seriously - all
- [Last day of Plone Conference 2007](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/last-day-of-plone-conference-2007/) - It's over a week since the Plone Conference 2007 in Naples, Italy but I'll try to wrap up my highlights from the third and last day regardless of the lag. At the socializing dinner on the evening of the second day I had the unexpected fortune of finding myself seated at a table next to
- [Netvibes is <del>broken</del> fixed](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/netvibes-is-broken/) - Update: In an answer to my mail to the Netvibes support, Lolita [sic] just wrote me that I should try accessing Netvibes using the following URL: http://www.netvibes.com/?reset_cache=1. Voila! It brought back my content. My thanks to the netvibes support team for their fast response and solution! The problem: It's now two days since I noticed
- [Merry whatever and definitely a happy new year!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/merry-whatever-season-and-definitely-a-happy-new-year/) - Not sorry for no posts lately. Life and everything caught up to me. So there you know. Looking forward to be blogging more in the new year. (As if anyone is reading this anyway.. . ;) Greetings from CPH!
- [WWII bomb found close to my apartment](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/wwii-bomb-found-close-to-my-apartment/) - Yesterday on the 3rd of January a British bomb (Image) of the "zehn Zentner" (German) type from World War II was found near my apartment in Cologne, Germany. As they were defusing the bomb, I was evacuated from my apartment complex and had to stay away for the night. They managed to defuse it (German)
- [Are we getting things done yet?](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/are-we-getting-things-done-yet/) - Don't you just hate to be told how to do things? I do. Yet, we keep looking for advice on how to be more efficient. I do too. In this post I'll try to share what I do to get things done. I never actually put it into words before, but after becoming familiar with
- [Image caption competition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/image-caption-competition/) - I accidentally came across this sign one night in CGN. It made me giggle: Fence version 0.1. Come up with a clever caption and enter it as a comment below. Maybe you'll win something!
- [Frivolous Friday - The Friday the 13th Premiere](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/frivolous-friday-the-friday-the-13th-premiere/) - On every Friday I'll try to give you all a little something-something. Be it music, advice, knowledge or a warm fuzzy feeling. To kick it all off, I'll be lazy be doing some housecleaning: Do you remember the times before the daily hustle and barter for new invites to the next social überkiller site? The
- [RSS problems and other minor disturbances in the force](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/rss-problems-and-other-minor-disturbances-in-the-force/) - First up, I'm back. Secondly, as you may have noticed there are problems subscribing to this blog using RSS. That suxx0rz. Period. This is due to fuddy duddy godaddy not playing nice with the source of this free hosting thing, so I'm moving away from this crappy free solution on to a pay plan. I
- [On NEXT Cologne Q4 2012](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/on-next-cologne-q4-2012/) - So we successfully brought Startup Weekend NEXT to Cologne! Here's a little update on how that turned out. Startup Weekend NEXT is an intensive three week educational program to help more startups survive by having the startup teams getting out of the building and into the real world applying customer development and business model generation to
- [Yet Another Plone Spotting Competition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/yet-another-plone-spotting-competition/) - Today I was inspired by a comment left by Alexander on my last post about Plone icons in Media Wiki. I had totally forgot that also other elements of the original Plone icon set have spread like wildfire all over them there internets. For instance this 'Print' icon: Chances are that you have already seen
- [Annoucing the 11th Hacker News Cologne Meetup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/hacker-news-cologne-meetup/) - UPDATE: We're back in control of the meetup.com group. Please note that no decision has been made to continue using meetup.com as the Hacker News Cologne community platform going forward. That's up to you to decide at the next meetup. As Apple says, "We like to have options". Guys, The rumors about our death are
- [We made it to LeWeb 2011!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/we-made-it-to-leweb-2011/) - We at @getGauss made it to LeWeb 2011 all because of people like YOU helped vote us there! We are very grateful for your support! Have you been wondering what our bootstrapped startup is all about? Watch our live world premiere from on stage at LeWeb in Paris: This is what Gauss - The People
- [How to Improve the List Experience in the TweetMag iPad App](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/how-to-improve-the-list-experience-in-the-tweetmag-ipad-app/) - Have you tried out TweetMag yet? It's an exiting new iPad app that will let you comfortably read an aggregate of your @twitter feeds. The app is not totally unlike Flipboard, but it's currently and it let's you consume the content in a more flexible and enjoyable way in my personal opinion. However, the way
- [Boom or Bust!](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/boom-or-bust/) - Dear friends and random strangers! You might have noticed that I've been extraordinarily boring quiet in the last couple of months. The reason is that I'm working on the next big thing ™ bootstrapping a new startup with partners. It's not like it's the new F-117 but we're kinda stealthy about it still. We think
- [Ryan Dahl on node.js @cowoco [VIDEO]](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/ryan-dahl-on-node-js-cowoco-video/) - I recently attended a brilliant and funny talk by Ryan Dahl (@ryha) on node.js at @cowoco a great co-working/co-location initiative in Cologne, Germany. Here's my recorded live stream from the event. (I apologise for the quality and the Flash format of the videos. I hope USTREAM implements HTML5 video soon too.) Part 1 Part 2
- [Plone Cathedral Sprint 2010 in Cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/plone-cathedral-sprint-2010-in-cologne/) - This week I'm attending the first Plone Sprint held in my hometown of Cologne! The aim of the sprint is to focus on completing tasks for the upcoming major release of version 4.0 and even the next incremental version 4.1. I'm working on the sprint group that is trying to clean up the search interface

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- [chromium](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/chromium/)
- [v8](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/v8/)
- [cowoco](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cowoco/)
- [mobile](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mobile-2/)
- [serendipity](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/serendipity/)
- [entrepreneur](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/entrepreneur/)
- [vc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vc/)
- [angel](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/angel/)
- [nrw](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/nrw/)
- [tech](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tech/)
- [web](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/web/)
- [human](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/human/)
- [people](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/people/)
- [charge](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/charge/)
- [battery](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/battery/)
- [problem](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/problem/)
- [charging](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/charging/)
- [blinking](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/blinking/)
- [light](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/light/)
- [lights](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lights/)
- [dell](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dell/)
- [osx](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/osx/)
- [hackintosh](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hackintosh/)
- [apple](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/apple/)
- [mac](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mac/)
- [inspiron](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/inspiron/)
- [mini](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mini/)
- [mini 9](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mini-9/)
- [mini 10v](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mini-10v/)
- [10v](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/10v/)
- [history](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/history/)
- [list](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/list/)
- [network](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/network/)
- [networks](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/networks/)
- [social networks](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/social-networks/)
- [internet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/internet/)
- [a brief history of social networks](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/a-brief-history-of-social-networks/)
- [social media](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/social-media/)
- [media](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/media/)
- [facebook](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/facebook/)
- [irc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/irc/)
- [IM](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/im/)
- [BBS](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bbs/)
- [Usenet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/usenet/)
- [Pincus](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pincus/)
- [Zuckerberg](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/zuckerberg/)
- [David Kirkpatric](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/david-kirkpatric/)
- [The Facebook Effect](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/the-facebook-effect/)
- [Books](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/books/)
- [Book](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/book/)
- [lists](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lists/)
- [audio](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/audio/)
- [audio book](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/audio-book/)
- [ebook](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ebook/)
- [kindle](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/kindle/)
- [2010](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/2010/)
- [hella](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hella/)
- [hamburg](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hamburg/)
- [inlines](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/inlines/)
- [skates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/skates/)
- [inline](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/inline/)
- [half-marathon](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/half-marathon/)
- [marathon](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/marathon/)
- [chrome](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/chrome/)
- [browser](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/browser/)
- [firefox](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/firefox/)
- [usability](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/usability-2/)
- [download](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/download/)
- [process](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/process/)
- [tweetmag](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tweetmag/)
- [app](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/app/)
- [twitter](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/twitter/)
- [ios](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ios/)
- [ipad](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ipad/)
- [aggregation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/aggregation/)
- [leweb](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/leweb/)
- [leweb11](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/leweb11/)
- [demo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/demo/)
- [live](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/live/)
- [bootstrapped](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bootstrapped/)
- [bootstrapping](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bootstrapping/)
- [Gauss](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gauss/)
- [getGauss](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/getgauss/)
- [getGauss.com](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/getgauss-com/)
- [finals](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/finals/)
- [final](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/final/)
- [premiere](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/premiere/)
- [launch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/launch/)
- [beta](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/beta/)
- [iphone](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/iphone/)
- [paris](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/paris/)
- [par](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/par/)
- [presentation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/presentation/)
- [pitch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pitch/)
- [mission](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mission/)
- [vision](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vision/)
- [cms](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cms/)
- [vidarandersen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vidarandersen/)
- [blacktar](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/blacktar/)
- [icon](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/icon/)
- [icons](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/icons/)
- [wikipedia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wikipedia/)
- [mediawiki](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mediawiki/)
- [wiki](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wiki/)
- [wikileaks](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wikileaks/)
- [design](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/design/)
- [css](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/css/)
- [ninjas vs pirates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ninjas-vs-pirates/)
- [ninja](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ninja/)
- [pirate](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pirate/)
- [Paul Frank](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/paul-frank/)
- [image](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/image/)
- [photography](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/photography/)
- [Eric Rice](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/eric-rice/)
- [blog](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/blog/)
- [t-shirt](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/t-shirt/)
- [Vidar Andersen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vidar-andersen/)
- [yossi](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/yossi/)
- [yossi vardi](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/yossi-vardi/)
- [crowdfunding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/crowdfunding/)
- [crowd funding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/crowd-funding/)
- [indiegogo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/indiegogo/)
- [onesec](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/onesec/)
- [funding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/funding/)
- [lessons learned](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lessons-learned-2/)
- [hackernews](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hackernews/)
- [yc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/yc/)
- [hn](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hn/)
- [hacker](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hacker/)
- [biz](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/biz/)
- [hncgn](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hncgn/)
- [hacker news meetup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hacker-news-meetup/)
- [hacker news](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hacker-news/)
- [slsk](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/slsk/)
- [soulseek](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/soulseek/)
- [competition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/competition/)
- [americanapparel](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/americanapparel/)
- [print](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/print/)
- [printer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/printer/)
- [next](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/next/)
- [startup weekend](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startup-weekend/)
- [startupweekend](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startupweekend/)
- [startupweekend next](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startupweekend-next/)
- [custdev](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/custdev/)
- [customer development](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/customer-development/)
- [bmc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bmc/)
- [business model generation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/business-model-generation/)
- [business model canvas](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/business-model-canvas/)
- [education](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/education/)
- [lean](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lean/)
- [leanlaunchpad](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/leanlaunchpad/)
- [lean launchpad](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lean-launchpad/)
- [startplatz](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startplatz/)
- [blogging](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/blogging/)
- [writing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/writing/)
- [suckage](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/suckage/)
- [wearable computing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wearable-computing/)
- [display](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/display/)
- [goggles](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/goggles/)
- [hardware](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hardware-2/)
- [free](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/free/)
- [music](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/music-2/)
- [mp3](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mp3/)
- [unsigned](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/unsigned/)
- [artists](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/artists/)
- [musicians](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/musicians/)
- [weird](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/weird-2/)
- [mind](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mind/)
- [visualization](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/visualization/)
- [colours](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/colours/)
- [numbers](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/numbers/)
- [autism](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/autism/)
- [Synesthesia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/synesthesia/)
- [hotspot](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hotspot/)
- [wireless](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wireless/)
- [wifi](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wifi/)
- [stansted](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/stansted/)
- [uk](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/uk/)
- [gay porn](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gay-porn/)
- [urltea](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/urltea/)
- [gulf of evaluation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gulf-of-evaluation/)
- [jaiku](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/jaiku/)
- [dontmakemethink](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dontmakemethink/)
- [tinyurl](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tinyurl/)
- [productivity](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/productivity/)
- [time](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/time/)
- [inbox zero](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/inbox-zero/)
- [inbox](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/inbox/)
- [zero](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/zero/)
- [getting things done](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/getting-things-done/)
- [time management](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/time-management/)
- [todos](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/todos/)
- [organizing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/organizing/)
- [organised](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/organised/)
- [frivolousfriday](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/frivolousfriday/)
- [frivolous friday](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/frivolous-friday-2/)
- [vidar](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vidar/)
- [blacktar.com](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/blacktar-com/)
- [webdesign](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/webdesign/)
- [freeasinbeer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/freeasinbeer/)
- [cc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cc/)
- [creativecommons](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/creativecommons/)
- [logo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/logo/)
- [businesscard](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/businesscard/)
- [layout](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/layout/)
- [poster](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/poster/)
- [PSD](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/psd/)
- [freebie](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/freebie/)
- [royalty free](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/royalty-free/)
- [bomb](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bomb/)
- [evacuation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/evacuation/)
- [WWII](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wwii/)
- [ww2](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ww2/)
- [world war](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/world-war/)
- [police](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/police/)
- [bomb squad](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bomb-squad/)
- [koeln](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/koeln/)
- [greetings](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/greetings/)
- [cph](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cph/)
- [copenhagen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/copenhagen/)
- [merrywhatever](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/merrywhatever/)
- [happynewyear](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/happynewyear/)
- [ploneconf2007](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ploneconf2007/)
- [conference](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/conference/)
- [speak](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/speak/)
- [motivational](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/motivational/)
- [rheinland](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rheinland/)
- [usergroup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/usergroup/)
- [rzug](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rzug/)
- [dzug](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dzug/)
- [zope](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/zope/)
- [python](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/python/)
- [conosur](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/conosur/)
- [menttes](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/menttes/)
- [Roberto Allende](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/roberto-allende/)
- [Luiciano Ramalho](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/luiciano-ramalho/)
- [napoli](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/napoli/)
- [Naples](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/naples/)
- [italia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/italia/)
- [italy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/italy/)
- [netvibes](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/netvibes/)
- [web2.0](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/web2-0/)
- [bugs](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bugs/)
- [bug](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bug/)
- [broken](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/broken/)
- [security](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/security/)
- [community](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/community/)
- [mantra](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mantra/)
- [positioning](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/positioning/)
- [marketing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/marketing/)
- [branding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/branding/)
- [trademark](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/trademark/)
- [Christian Scholz](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/christian-scholz/)
- [mrtopf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mrtopf/)
- [Darci Hanning](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/darci-hanning/)
- [Scott Paley](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/scott-paley/)
- [openplans](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/openplans/)
- [2007](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/2007/)
- [ajax](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ajax/)
- [BlackBerry](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/blackberry/)
- [Google Maps](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/google-maps/)
- [flickr](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/flickr/)
- [Opera Mini](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/opera-mini/)
- [proxy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/proxy/)
- [Mandal](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mandal/)
- [Norway](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/norway/)
- [Norge](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/norge/)
- [Noreg](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/noreg/)
- [hometown](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hometown/)
- [melancholy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/melancholy/)
- [nostalgia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/nostalgia/)
- [ocean](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ocean/)
- [coast](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/coast/)
- [coastline](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/coastline/)
- [pining for the fjords](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pining-for-the-fjords/)
- [TBG](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tbg/)
- [John Ebinger](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/john-ebinger/)
- [Lover's Lane](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lovers-lane/)
- [Marius Asp](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/marius-asp/)
- [Erik Andreas Røkland](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/erik-andreas-rokland/)
- [violence](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/violence/)
- [beating](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/beating/)
- [Dead Kennedys](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dead-kennedys/)
- [fascism](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/fascism/)
- [neo-Nazism](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/neo-nazism/)
- [Nazism](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/nazism/)
- [symbols](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/symbols/)
- [BarCampCologne2](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/barcampcologne2/)
- [brutality](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/brutality/)
- [random violence](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/random-violence/)
- [copycat](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/copycat/)
- [hamachi](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hamachi/)
- [trade mark infringement](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/trade-mark-infringement/)
- [funny](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/funny/)
- [intellectual property](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/intellectual-property/)
- [plagiarism](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/plagiarism/)
- [lame](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lame/)
- [winner](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/winner/)
- [Timothy McDoniel](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/timothy-mcdoniel/)
- [Thomas Schindler](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/thomas-schindler/)
- [Wag The Long Tail](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/wag-the-long-tail/)
- [longtail](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/longtail/)
- [The Long Tail](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/the-long-tail/)
- [Ehrensenf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ehrensenf/)
- [Heiko Hebig](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/heiko-hebig/)
- [seminar](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/seminar/)
- [ustream.tv](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ustream-tv/)
- [ustream](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ustream/)
- [ajax forms](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ajax-forms/)
- [captcha](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/captcha/)
- [streaming](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/streaming/)
- [backup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/backup/)
- [file management](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/file-management/)
- [usb](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/usb/)
- [Joe Pirillo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/joe-pirillo/)
- [Chris Pirillo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/chris-pirillo/)
- [back-up](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/back-up/)
- [MirrorFolder](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mirrorfolder/)
- [TrekStor](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/trekstor/)
- [TechSoft](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/techsoft/)
- [mirroring](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mirroring/)
- [windows xp](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/windows-xp/)
- [prize](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/prize/)
- [second life](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/second-life/)
- [Stammtisch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/stammtisch/)
- [3d](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/3d-2/)
- [SL](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/sl/)
- [pdf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pdf/)
- [pdflib](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pdflib/)
- [comlounge](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/comlounge/)
- [licensing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/licensing/)
- [payware](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/payware/)
- [dualcore](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dualcore/)
- [PPS](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pps/)
- [PDFlib Personalization Server](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pdflib-personalization-server/)
- [yellah](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/yellah/)
- [yellow colour](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/yellow-colour/)
- [color colourwars](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/color-colourwars/)
- [colorwars](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/colorwars/)
- [zefrank](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/zefrank/)
- [freedom of speech](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/freedom-of-speech/)
- [freedom](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/freedom/)
- [1.FC Köln](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/1-fc-koln/)
- [football](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/football/)
- [soccer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/soccer/)
- [video sharing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/video-sharing/)
- [ploneConf2008](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ploneconf2008/)
- [Washington DC](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/washington-dc/)
- [Washington](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/washington/)
- [DC](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dc/)
- [ZPUGDC](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/zpugdc/)
- [Alex Clark](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/alex-clark/)
- [film](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/film/)
- [tv](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tv/)
- [shooting](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/shooting/)
- [location](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/location/)
- [Edeka](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/edeka/)
- [Lindental](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lindental/)
- [google](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/google/)
- [maps](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/maps/)
- [gmap](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gmap/)
- [gmaps](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gmaps/)
- [googlemaps](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/googlemaps/)
- [apps](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/apps/)
- [gps](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gps/)
- [gsm](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gsm/)
- [edge](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/edge/)
- [gis](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/gis/)
- [bluetooth](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bluetooth/)
- [triangulation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/triangulation/)
- [conversation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/conversation/)
- [cluetrain](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cluetrain/)
- [Jeremiah Owyang](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/jeremiah-owyang/)
- [Brian Oberkirch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/brian-oberkirch/)
- [Jeremy Toeman](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/jeremy-toeman/)
- [Alex Hillman](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/alex-hillman/)
- [snake oil](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/snake-oil/)
- [socialmedia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/socialmedia/)
- [anticonversation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/anticonversation/)
- [anti-conversation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/anti-conversation/)
- [anti-socialmedia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/anti-socialmedia/)
- [antisocialmedia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/antisocialmedia/)
- [antisocial media](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/antisocial-media/)
- [vacation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vacation/)
- [evil](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/evil/)
- [business](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/business/)
- [rt](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rt/)
- [retweet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/retweet/)
- [url redirect](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/url-redirect/)
- [advertising](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/advertising/)
- [ads](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ads/)
- [affiliate](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/affiliate/)
- [service](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/service/)
- [cluetrain manifesto](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cluetrain-manifesto/)
- [Rick Levine](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rick-levine/)
- [markets are conversations](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/markets-are-conversations/)
- [dogfooding](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dogfooding/)
- [eating own dogfood](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/eating-own-dogfood/)
- [family](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/family/)
- [uncle](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/uncle/)
- [tragedy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tragedy/)
- [death](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/death/)
- [accident](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/accident/)
- [torodd](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/torodd/)
- [olsen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/olsen/)
- [torodd olsen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/torodd-olsen/)
- [toroddolsen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/toroddolsen/)
- [ikonoskop](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ikonoskop/)
- [a-cam](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/a-cam/)
- [acam](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/acam/)
- [raw](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/raw/)
- [digital](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/digital/)
- [Daniel Jonsäter](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/daniel-jonsater/)
- [cinema](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cinema/)
- [cinematography](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cinematography/)
- [indie](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/indie/)
- [revolutionary](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/revolutionary/)
- [ibc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ibc/)
- [ibc2008](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ibc2008/)
- [nikon](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/nikon/)
- [d90](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/d90/)
- [red](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/red/)
- [redone](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/redone/)
- [work](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/work/)
- [lifehack](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lifehack/)
- [the show must go on](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/the-show-must-go-on/)
- [fail](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/fail/)
- [red one](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/red-one/)
- [a-cam sp16](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/a-cam-sp16/)
- [super 16](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/super-16/)
- [a-cam dII](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/a-cam-dii/)
- [film making](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/film-making/)
- [ibc08](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ibc08/)
- [ams](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ams/)
- [amsterdam](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/amsterdam/)
- [panasonic](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/panasonic/)
- [plasma](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/plasma/)
- [103"](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/103/)
- [hd](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hd/)
- [full hd](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/full-hd/)
- [touch screen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/touch-screen/)
- [touch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/touch/)
- [interactive](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/interactive/)
- [newtek](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/newtek/)
- [videotoaster](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/videotoaster/)
- [toaster](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/toaster/)
- [trinity](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/trinity/)
- [lightwave](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lightwave/)
- [lightwave 3d](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lightwave-3d/)
- [tricaster](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tricaster/)
- [play tv](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/play-tv/)
- [star trek](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/star-trek/)
- [warp 11](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/warp-11/)
- [play](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/play/)
- [post production](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/post-production/)
- [amiga](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/amiga/)
- [play inc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/play-inc/)
- [television](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/television/)
- [desktop video](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/desktop-video/)
- [kiki](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/kiki/)
- [stockhammer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/stockhammer/)
- [kiki stockhammer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/kiki-stockhammer/)
- [autodesk](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/autodesk/)
- [discreet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/discreet/)
- [lustre](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lustre/)
- [colour grading](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/colour-grading/)
- [color grading](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/color-grading/)
- [colour](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/colour/)
- [post](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/post/)
- [lighting](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lighting/)
- [crunch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/crunch/)
- [life](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/life/)
- [burnout](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/burnout/)
- [downsized](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/downsized/)
- [machiavelli](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/machiavelli/)
- [freigeist](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/freigeist/)
- [world plone day](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/world-plone-day/)
- [bonn](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bonn/)
- [cathedral](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cathedral/)
- [twittermute](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/twittermute/)
- [fixreplies](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/fixreplies/)
- [readwriteweb](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/readwriteweb/)
- [rww](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rww/)
- [change](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/change/)
- [rtc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rtc/)
- [highwatermark](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/highwatermark/)
- [sigint](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/sigint/)
- [sigint09](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/sigint09/)
- [ccc](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ccc/)
- [privacy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/privacy/)
- [yro](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/yro/)
- [civil rights](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/civil-rights/)
- [hacktivism](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hacktivism/)
- [dnadigital](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dnadigital/)
- [berlin](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/berlin/)
- [workshop](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/workshop/)
- [ceo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ceo/)
- [enterprise2.0](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/enterprise2-0/)
- [dna_d](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dna_d/)
- [DTAG](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dtag/)
- [Telekom](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/telekom/)
- [Deutsche Telekom](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/deutsche-telekom/)
- [4010](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/4010/)
- [nterprise2.0](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/nterprise2-0/)
- [t-mobile](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/t-mobile/)
- [Rene Obermann](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rene-obermann/)
- [dna digital](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/dna-digital/)
- [onkel](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/onkel/)
- [sv](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/sv/)
- [bay area](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bay-area/)
- [silicon valley](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/silicon-valley/)
- [California](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/california/)
- [cuppertino](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cuppertino/)
- [palo alto](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/palo-alto/)
- [mountain view](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mountain-view/)
- [inspirion](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/inspirion/)
- [netbookbootmaker](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/netbookbootmaker/)
- [meklort](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/meklort/)
- [howto](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/howto/)
- [hack](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/hack/)
- [salaryman](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/salaryman/)
- [buzz](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/buzz/)
- [google buzz](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/google-buzz/)
- [idea](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/idea/)
- [new gig](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/new-gig/)
- [experiment](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/experiment/)
- [votes](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/votes/)
- [social proof](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/social-proof/)
- [startup competition](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startup-competition/)
- [solomo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/solomo/)
- [social local mobile](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/social-local-mobile/)
- [local](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/local/)
- [non-todo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/non-todo/)
- [stop](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/stop/)
- [behavioral change](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/behavioral-change/)
- [introspection](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/introspection/)
- [reflection](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/reflection/)
- [QS](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/qs/)
- [crowd](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/crowd/)
- [one second videos](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/one-second-videos/)
- [instagram](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/instagram/)
- [vine](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vine/)
- [entrepreneurshit](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/entrepreneurshit/)
- [basic mistakes](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/basic-mistakes/)
- [failure](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/failure-2/)
- [speaking](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/speaking/)
- [university](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/university/)
- [university of cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/university-of-cologne/)
- [teaching](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/teaching/)
- [talk](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/talk/)
- [public speaking](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/public-speaking/)
- [creativity](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/creativity/)
- [Steve Blank](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/steve-blank/)
- [James Digby](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/james-digby/)
- [Lunch Roulette](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/lunch-roulette/)
- [award](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/award/)
- [win](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/win/)
- [deusto](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/deusto/)
- [spain](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/spain/)
- [bilbao](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/bilbao/)
- [scholarship](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/scholarship/)
- [basque](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/basque/)
- [austin](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/austin/)
- [texas](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/texas/)
- [sxsw](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/sxsw/)
- [south by southwest](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/south-by-southwest/)
- [tech cocktail](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tech-cocktail/)
- [showcase](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/showcase/)
- [invited](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/invited/)
- [celebs](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/celebs/)
- [w00t](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/w00t/)
- [vote](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/vote/)
- [knowmads](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/knowmads/)
- [business university](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/business-university/)
- [people magnet](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/people-magnet/)
- [best startup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/best-startup/)
- [nordic startup awards](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/nordic-startup-awards/)
- [oslo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/oslo/)
- [monaco](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/monaco/)
- [mmf](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mmf/)
- [monte carlo](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/monte-carlo/)
- [prince Albert](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/prince-albert/)
- [echoer](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/echoer/)
- [daniel cowen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/daniel-cowen/)
- [monaco media forum](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/monaco-media-forum/)
- [coaching](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/coaching/)
- [coach](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/coach/)
- [stuttgart](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/stuttgart/)
- [story](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/story/)
- [reasons](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/reasons/)
- [social capital](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/social-capital/)
- [expat](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/expat/)
- [finding your people](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/finding-your-people/)
- [startup weekend cologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startup-weekend-cologne/)
- [swcologne](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/swcologne/)
- [swcgn](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/swcgn/)
- [1st](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/1st/)
- [SWNEXT](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/swnext/)
- [instructor](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/instructor/)
- [pre-incubator](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pre-incubator/)
- [read](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/read/)
- [reading](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/reading/)
- [startup weekend next](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startup-weekend-next/)
- [training](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/training/)
- [pitchcademy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pitchcademy/)
- [pitchcademy.com](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pitchcademy-com/)
- [navy vs pirates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/navy-vs-pirates/)
- [navy](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/navy/)
- [pirates](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/pirates/)
- [Steve Jobs](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/steve-jobs/)
- [Quote](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/quote/)
- [what is a startup](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/what-is-a-startup/)
- [rpitch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rpitch/)
- [rhineland-pitch](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/rhineland-pitch/)
- [startup award](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/startup-award/)
- [people's choice](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/peoples-choice/)
- [scandinavia](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/scandinavia/)
- [campus party](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/campus-party/)
- [eu](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/eu/)
- [europa](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/europa/)
- [Eric Strait](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/eric-strait/)
- [tech hustlers](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/tech-hustlers/)
- [techhustlers](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/techhustlers/)
- [interview](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/interview/)
- [betahaus](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/betahaus/)
- [speakin](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/speakin/)
- [sharing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/sharing/)
- [something from nothing](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/something-from-nothing/)
- [ari zoldan](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/ari-zoldan/)
- [validation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/validation/)
- [kickstarter](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/kickstarter/)
- [mvp](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mvp/)
- [minimal viable product](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/minimal-viable-product/)
- [customer discovery](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/customer-discovery/)
- [christensen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/christensen/)
- [suster](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/suster/)
- [mark suster](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/mark-suster/)
- [clayton m christensen](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/clayton-m-christensen/)
- [innovator's dilemma](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/innovators-dilemma/)
- [innovator's solution](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/innovators-solution/)
- [valitation](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/valitation/)
- [cult](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/cult/)
- [stealth](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/stealth/)
- [public](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/public/)
- [money](https://blog.vidarandersen.com/tag/money/)
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