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“For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.” – Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos.com Recently I’ve been obsessed with the concept of corporate culture. Corporate culture, or organizational culture, is defined by Wikipedia as “the collective behavior of people that are part of an organization.” Thus, corporate culture is essentially the made up of [...]

For the last couple months I’ve been a hypocrite. Mentally I’ve been thinking and saying one thing while in reality, my actions and decisions told a completely different story. To better understand what I’m talking about, you need to know a little about who I am. If you’re really curious you can read more here [...]

Below you can find the ownership breakdown of Rovio which was first published by ArcticStartup. Kaj Hed / Trema International Holdings BV 69,7% Niklas Hed 4,3% Peter Vesterbacka 3,1% Mikael Hed 0,6% Employees 1,3% Accel Partners 10% Atomico Invest 10% Felicis Ventures 1% Total 100% What’s remarkable is that one man actually owns 69.7% of [...]

Launching a new blog can be a difficult task for some but also very easy for others. Personally, the process of launching a new blog or WordPress site is a totally exciting experience. If you are the same, its important that you get your ducks in a row, or everything in order, before launching your [...]

If you’re already as productive as you could possibly be, this post is not for you and you should go on and read another one of my articles. If you find yourself constantly putting off projects and procrastinating on goals you set – you might be able to take something away from this: The Principle [...]

If you’re living in Europe and want to watch Netflix, I have good news! I’ve found a way to get Netflix to work outside the US. Just because netflix is blocked in europe and other parts of the world does not mean that you cannot stream netflix through your internet connection. In just a few [...]

Last night my girlfriend asked me, “Do you love the internet more than me?” I paused as I was caught off guard. We both started laughing at her question and at the confused look on my face. She was clearly kidding and just wanted me to put the laptop aside so we could watch something [...]

It’s been a little over 1 week since I’ve started this challenge. I’m happy to report that I’ve been successful so far and my eating has drastically improved. For more on my eating restrictions you can read the original challenge post here. In a nutshell I’m avoiding any and all carbs (pretty much any food [...]

I can’t think of many things that changed my life completely but the internet was definitely one of them. I was 8 or 9 years old and I was sitting in the basement office of my childhood house with my mom, my older brother and my younger brother. My mom decided that it would be [...]

As I explained on the Challenges page, I’ll be giving myself challenges to complete every so often. Every challenge will start with a blog post explaining the challenge and the rules/guidelines. I’ll keep track of my progress by subsequent follow up posts. To look at current challenges / completed challenges – go here. Challenge #1 [...]