Laurs: 1. build a company for yourself - a life style company or 2. make a choice and build a corporation - a public company. VCs are an "assembly line" that build companies.
@villevesterinen: Startups are alive and kicking in Finland. @peter: This was Slush! 2008. And done without any public money or ministers. See you next year!
28 comments so far
Mobile Monday - Peter Vesterbacka. World's largest mobile professional community. Over 60 cities involved.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
GetJar.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Assemby - Jussi Laakkonen, the need to come together, started in 1992. www.assembly.org
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Timo Vuorensola, Star Wreck. Working together to create films. Wreckamovie.com. Working on IronSky now :)
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Wreckamovie, aivan mahtavaa!
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
IronSky trailer is...COOL!
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
indeed :)
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
GetJar - Ilja Laurs, publised more than 200 games. But more important was created - a beta testing platform. Never thought this would be a business.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Google pays GetJar. Usually it is the other way around with us all.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Jussi Laakkonen - the purposte of a business plan is to get you thinking - but it is not to be followed.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Jussi Laakkonen - you need passion to survive a startup life.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
I love this panel :)
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
Lukkonen - in the end of the day, focus on the customers - everything else will follow.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
@tulensrma Aren't they fantastic!
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Ilja has great stories. Now how they grudgingly accepted VC money from Accel.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
Laurs: 1. build a company for yourself - a life style company or 2. make a choice and build a corporation - a public company. VCs are an "assembly line" that build companies.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Vesterbacka: Ilja has done it in Latvia.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Laurs: Don't write presentations - try to build a business. Start a fire!
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
"Dont't build powerpoints, build a business." (Ilja)
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
@peter has made many mistakes ;) - most important thing with mistakes is that one makes them and admits making them.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
If the dna of the company is right, it will spread like a virus (Ilja).
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Luukkonen: I was 19, I was invincible!
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Vuorensola: mistakes are made when you try to imitate the traditional way of doing things without actually knowing how to do it.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
@tarina tells how it is
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
Reminder from the audience: Plans are nothing - planning is everything. "Presentions are means but not the goal" (Ilja).
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
This was most likely the best panel I have witnessed - ever.
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti
Kaitsu is the godfather of Floobs
11 months, 2 weeks ago by tulensrma
@villevesterinen: Startups are alive and kicking in Finland. @peter: This was Slush! 2008. And done without any public money or ministers. See you next year!
11 months, 2 weeks ago by Kitti