100% true & often the best differentiator for startups taking on incumbents. The comments here are a good testament: se.trustpilot.com/review/na-kd.c…

In startups, you will always be over-worked and understaffed. But this is a feature, not a bug. It forces you to say no to the projects that tie down the incumbents for years and deliver what really matters. It creates the urgency and focus necessary to grow

As Opendoor plans to go public in a $ billion deal, here's a look at their Series A deck. Clear vision, huge market drive.google.com/file/d/1FzRx6L…

A basic understanding of neuroscience will change your perspective on just about everything. Here's a starter...

Beneath the softly-spoken surface, Daniel Ek is a master of manoeuvre warfare. I've taken a deep dive into Spotify's military strategy, through the lens of Ek's strategic progenitor, 17th century Swedish warrior King Gustavus Adolphus. tobymather.com/blog/deep-dive…

Hats off to the team Zapier

Great to see the Swede and former NA-KD employee Bjorn Bergstrom joining the founding team (as the CEO) of Singapore-based Neso Brands. Also a huge $100m+ round for a company founded this year... finance.yahoo.com/news/lenskart-…

Blir vd för asiatisk miljardsatsning – har gott öga till Sverige di.se/digital/techpr…

Excited to expand the Neso Brands team with a stellar set of new hires

Neso Brands buys stake in Paris-based eyewear brand in $4m deal techinasia.com/neso-brands-ac…

Björn Bergström lämnade Na-kd och gick in i varumärkeshuset Neso Brands, som nu köper in sig i ett franskt varumärke för att fortsätta utmana Raybans ägare Luxottica. di.se/digital/svensk…

Master class in product marketing 👇

The truth is 95% of startups in 2024 can start as a: 1) group chat 2) waitlist That's it. It usually costs ~$10 and takes a weekend. You do pre-sales to fund development. Give away 0% equity to investors. Profit share with your team. This is building startups in 2024.

This is 100% what sets world-class founders apart from the rest. You need to operate at a speed no one else would be comfortable with and get your whole team to do the same

Finally a sensible policy for how to use AI in education. Well done JCQ

Singapore’s The Wild Ventures launches with an oversubscribed funding round #thewildventures buff.ly/423QFYn

Bjorn Bergstrom is the founder of The Wild Ventures, a sustainable AI-powered house of brands. Read More: buff.ly/V79fBnY Subscribe for more Ice Breakers: buff.ly/YgIj4FB

Last September, Björn and I found an old label in my grandpa’s vineyard house. Turns out my great-grandpa had a vermouth brand that was big in the US. He only had one daughter - and back then women couldn’t run booze businesses. But now we can. And we are bringing SORIA back.🍹