Yay! Secured my tickets for the first of Radioheads 4 shows in Copenhagen this December. Christmas did come early this year. Ho, ho, hoooo...
Hands-on #innovator and #Venture Builder at DTU Skylab looking to #help great people #succeed. +25 years of #experience. #Thinker & #Doer. Based in #Copenhagen, Denmark. Passionate about my #family, #friends, #LEGO and Blackburn Rovers.
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Yay! Secured my tickets for the first of Radioheads 4 shows in Copenhagen this December. Christmas did come early this year. Ho, ho, hoooo...
En af mine tidligere kolleger havde været på en enkelt date med ham i sin tid. Det var f****** sjovt at høre hende fortælle om den oplevelse. En mand med mange talenter. 2/2
'Mystikeren', som han også kaldte sig på sit CV kan sikkert fremmane et eller andet, der får de skræmmende tanker til at gå væk. Eller noget... 1/
Day off for all-day seminar with my network group focused on innovation and dealing with uncertainty. Always interesting to hear different perspectives from other industries.
Writing project spec docs for our new teams project. Feels good to be kicking this into gear.
Helt enig. Small is beautiful.
Spending most of the day in pre-qualification meetings of InnoExplorer applications. Really cool opportunity to witness the breath and depth of the research going on at the university.
Kunne godt fungere. Så bliver det næsten ligesom at bo i en stor svensk skov. Eller blot en gennemsnitlig vestjysk plantage.
That's a big recommendation. Will have to give it a spin.
Kicking our new team development project into gear today. So much ambition, so much know-how supported by scientific data and so much passion for getting the work done and deliver on our promise. Super exciting!
For så vidt enig, men...hvad ville vi selv sige til at få asfalteret alt i en radius af flere hundrede meter omkring vores hus i klimaets navn? Mit bud er, man virkelig skal være overbevist klimaaktivist på den mest massive klinge, for at kunne se sig selv og sin familie i midten af det projekt...
Så første afsnit af DR-dokumentaren om Sdr. Vium i går og må indrømme, at den påtænkte solcelle-park er...stor 😳. What to do?
Meet’n’greet with big corp VC this morning to learn more about them and explore future potential for collaboration. Nursingrelationships with future potential backers of our early teams is a key component of what we need to do more and better. It dramatically increases chances of future success.
For en gangs skyld er jeg 100% enig med Ekstra Bladet.
Ja. Det minder mig om promo videoen for Apple Vision Pro med faderen og hans børn. Så criiiiinge…
Before summer I was fortunate enough to be invited for a conversation on the “Walk the Valley” podcast featuring challenges and opportunities facing HealthTech startups and other complex endeavors. Give it a listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=8ts8MtFgYVs&feature=youtu.be
Man skal vist passe på med ikke at blive ramt af jernkuglen, når den svinger gennem prærien…
Creating a Notion checklist template for pre-incorporated research-based startup teams to check off before heading into the real world. The list is built to ensure that the new startup is as fit and ready as possible to meet and survive first impact with reality.
Yet another round of redundancies looming over Orsted as a sign of how the giant has fallen. More and more happy my better half left the company 18 months ago. What an eternal uncertainty to live with. www.euroinvestor.dk/nyheder/medi...
New micro-blogging site for sharing short notes and observations on #innovation from my daily work at DTU Skylab helping turn #research into #startups. madsjvk.notion.site
If CEO’s replace a big part of what they do with automation derived from generative AI tools, what exactly are shareholders paying them gazillions in compensation to do? As if CEO compensation hadn’t lost touch with reality already, this takes it to next level. www.fastcompany.com/91392526/how...
It is always interesting and reassuring when a responsible decision-maker essentially argues that if the project is big enough and important enough, you can just dispense with regulation and…well…law. Not sure that argument holds up in court… 2/2
Interesting Danish test of research over privacy. Is it ok to use large swaths of patient data without patients consent for the good of developing new healthcare solutions? www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl... 1/
Når man kigger på persongalleriet bag, ville jeg nok lige afvente selve sprængningen, før jeg vurderer, om det er et kæmpe brag eller blot et lille knald…
Enig. Og derfor er chancen for, det kommer til at ske, nok tæt på gående mod 0… Journalister er altid de sidste, der finder ud af, hvad der sker. Især om forhold i deres eget fag. (Disclaimer: Er selv uddannet journalist og været medieboss, inden jeg forlod branchen i tide)
Looking forward to welcoming a new colleague today to our motley crew of innovation partners. To think it’s only 13 months since I joined as the last new hire is just crazy. Time has flown by but at the same time, I feel like I have been here forever. TIme flies when you’re having fun.
Equinor supporting the upcoming share issue of Orsted with 6B DKK to protect their stake. The reason is interesting: They still see offshore wind as a competitive part of the future energy mix “in certain areas”. I read that as: Abandon any future projects in US. finans.dk/erhverv/ECE1...
As they say: One thing is to understand a map of the seas. An entirely other is to command a ship. You would have thought that the politicians had learned about the concept of ‘urgency’ when it comes to defence spending by now, but… www.berlingske.dk/politik/besl...
Treo for prez
Ready for an inspiring day away with the DTU Skylab team. A really good opportunity to deep dive on how we work, where we can do more and how we can all continue to help amazing founders succeed. Super excited!
Hosting my executive network group at DTU Skylab tonight to share how we work with innovation and help researchers spin their research out. Looking very much forward to a great and interesting evening.
Succeeding with a startup is super hard and often times the team reach a dead end. That doesn’t mean the idea or concept needs to die, though. Sometimes there is a case to be had about trying to resurrect something and try again.
Super excited to see where we can take this initiative. Hopefully some place good. Many teams find early engagement with investors really hard. If we can do something to help minimize the gap, we might help facilitate better discussions and more funding. 2/2
Time to restart the Investor Readiness project; helping research-based teams prepare for engaging with investors. Matching between teams and investor mentors mostly done. Now prepping a few materials for them, and then it’s go, go, GO! 1/
I wish everybody attending TechBBQ a super amazing event! 3/3
I have always found the most value in smaller more focused settings, where there is time, room and fresh air enough to dive deep on interesting discussions with inspiring people. 2/
TechBBQ is upon Copenhagen today and tomorrow. +10k will gather at Bella Center to meet, mingle and get inspired. I am not participating this year. I have other commitments, and the event has grown too big for my personal liking. 1/
Yes. Deres botaniske linie går rigtig godt, så jeg tror ikke, du er helt ude i skoven på den antagelse.
Winning in innovation is as much about the small, incremental steps as it is about the big breakthroughs. madsjvk.notion.site/Incremental-...
Ja. SoMe har gjort at folk tror mere på mediet end på det indhold, der distribueres. Misinformationen har aldrig haft bedre vilkår, og når den forenes med overbevisning, bliver det virkelig opad bakke herfra.
Normalt ville jeg, når jeg ser dette fjæs, sige “it takes one to know one”. Men det vil være unfair overfor alle demokrater, medlemskab eller ej. Til gengæld er der fortsat ikke skyggen af tvivl om, hvad han selv er.
Jeg har ikke tal på, hvor mange gange jeg dybest set har følt mig alene, selvom jeg var omgivet af mennesker.
Tak for deling. Den landede et tørt sted 🙏.
...den er vist til en...tøhø...meget lille Hopla-nål...
Gad vide hvor meget tid en eller anden har brugt på at finde frem til præcis dén lokation med dét skilt?
"Unconditional surrender" is the literal definition of a settlement that is NOT negotiated. FFS
Of course you cannot downgrade financial performance results for the year and still expect a bonus. Novo Nordisk cancelling all bonuses for H1 2025 tied to their financial performance is a no-brainer but necessary signal to send. Well played! ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samf...
NEIN! 😱
Nogle mennesker har for meget tid... ...og gudsketakoglov for det 👏
Indeed. Adults is +20% of LEGO's business today and driving much of the growth.
"Jeg har to skærme, jeg giver gratis væk NU!" bliver det nye powermove for at kravle op ad karrierestigen... 😂
If your business model is basically a hole in the ground getting deeper every day, there is one efficient way of sweeping it under the rug: Merge. Then the story about "how awesome and successful we are" can stay intact and potentially avoid more scrutiny... ekstrabladet.dk/penge/energi...
To those busy bashing the Danish state majority ownership of Orsted and the state's (non)role in the companys demise: Cast your attention on EnergiNet instead: A publicly owned clusterf*** with a board headed by a former minister of finance. THERE is something to rightfully bash. You're welcome.
Og planerne for grønlænderne selv kommer med garanti til at minde meget om de planer, nybyggerne havde for indianerne… Og det her er 2025.
A lot of strategy is not about more of the "What?" but a change of "How?" It is amazing what you can achieve 'just' by making a decision from the very top of the mindset you're going to deploy to get things done and succeed.
It's telling how European leaders have moved from being Putin Verstehers to becoming Trump Whisperers. Real politik in the flesh. Bodes well...
Jeg ved ikke, hvad der imponerer mig mest: Hans evne til at genopstå (no pun intended) eller mængden af ukritiske tilbedere. Jeg forstår godt, han føler, han har set lyset…
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Minder mig om historien om en af Gasolin's første koncerter i Thy (vist nok), hvor Beckerlee kastede sig ud i så syret og lang en solo, at en af de andre bandmedlemmer til sidst råbte, om der dog ikke var én eller anden, der gad tage strømmen 😂. 112% rock'n'roll! 🤘😎
If Orsted wanted to ensure their upcoming capital raise did not have a reek of desperation about it, they might have wanted to ensure they had all their major shareholders on board with the plan before announcing. They apparently don't. Oh well... energywatch.com/EnergyNews/U...
AI comes at a significant cost. Especially to all those who don't immediately get the benefits of the technology but are down at the bottom of the supply chain period. Maybe having a metric for it is their best opportunity to ensure awareness and give them a voice? What do you think? 2/2
As much as I like the idea of revenue per MWh as a metric for profitability in the age of AI, I also think it highlights a key question: Where is all the energy going to come from? And at what cost to planet, society and people? continuations.com/the-ai-metri... 1/
I honestly cannot remember a big Danish company having such a hard time navigating their own markets, understanding opportunity and risks involved. A horror story of recent years. When will the pain stop? 2/2
Not so long ago Danish renewables giant Orsted was touted as a great case for pivoting a black energy business into a green one. Now it could also be an amazing case story for how to run a company into the ground. 1/ www.ainvest.com/news/rsted-d...
Jeg gav op efter to ture i myldretiden. Jeg har ganske enkelt mit liv for kært. Holder mig til S-tog, Metro og busser og lader cyklen være i forstæderne.
Det der er jo ikke at cykle i København. Prøv H.C. Andersens Boulevard i myldretiden. Dét er at cykle i København 😳.
New Novo Nordisk CEO: "I have never missed a budget". Even if it may be true it's either an incredibly bold statement or will prove to be the famous last words... finans.dk/erhverv/ECE1...
No matter what you choose, at some point new customers and potential investors will be looking at your approach and use it to judge the attractiveness of your product and your business. So getting it right for the long haul narrative should not be neglected. 2/2
Had a great status meeting with one of my teams yesterday, where we discussed different ideas for their future GTM approach. One of the things that struck me is that the GTM is not only about what it does for your business here and now but also the signal it sends to others. 1/
This is how paying your government protection money to avoid tariffs looks like. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/06/t...
How anyone in their right mind would use the Death Star for marketing something new is beyond me. Speaks volumes about the company behind, its execs and Big Tech in general. 2/2
For everybody super excited about Sam Altman using the Death Star to tease a product launch: You do remember that (1) the Death Star was an evil invention and (2) it was born with a fatal construction error that ended up with it exploding, right? 1/
This value prop is going to come back to haunt those who find it immensely valuable. While feasting short term they ate shooting themselves in both feet long term.
What happens to the value of 'the human touch' as AI becomes more and more commoditized? Maybe something different than what you would expect. Hands down the most thought provoking piece on AI vs humans, I have read in a long time. Highly recommend it. platforms.substack.com/p/humans-as-...
😂 Sandheden er nok i virkeligheden, at hvis der er én ting, den gode Markus i hvert fald IKKE er, er det strateg... Hele hans ageren og resultaterne deraf ligner lærebogens definition af, hvordan man skyder begge sine egne ben af med en haubits.
Milliardærklassen er jeg usikker på. Mon ikke i virkeligheden de gør, som de altid gør: Går efter det, der virker til at være i deres egne snævre interesser? (Det er vel derfor mange af dem er blevet milliardærer til at starte med)
Met with a potential future co-founder for one of my startup teams yesterday for a chat about the opportunity and the team. Sometimes everything just aligns; people, competencies, experience and the opportunity. This is one of those times. Super excited to follow this one.
First mentor meeting after summer over. Always a pleasure sitting down with teams and our experienced mentors to discuss progress and challenges of the individual cases. In awe and grateful of the energy, insights and contributions being put forward.
FYI, the problem here is not feeding unwanted pets to the lions in the zoo. It's people getting themselves pets they grow tired off as soon as they get them. If there weren't so many abandoned pets out there, the zoo would have nothing to campaign on. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/04/e...
Trying to put the final touches on my #Venture Building #Framework for research-based startups; a #blueprint for going from idea to incorporation and ensure max alignment for future success. Pretty excited about it.
Showing their true colors...
Switch to oral exams instead. That will separate those who can from those who can't.
If you're looking for some critical thinking to balance all the AI hype, look no further than Karen Hao's "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI". I would say it is an important book. My review is below. madsjvk.com/should-you-t...
OK, this is kind of creepy: AI basically 'teaching' new models with unwanted skills without the trainers notificing. This will end well... medium.com/@ninza7/we-j...
Say what you will about big tech, but the fiscal performance by my former employer #Microsoft is just beyond impressive. I remain a HUGE Satya Nadella fan. www.investors.com/news/technol...
Tjah, det betyder jo ikke det store. Medmindre han skal sælge og tage et tab lige nu. Den skal nok komme igen. Omend der sikkert vil gå noget tid.
Det gjorde vi. En kæmpe oplevelse. Men den største oplevelse var faktisk næsten at opleve pigernes begejstring for naturen og en hverdag helt uden skærm. Der er håb.
The new CEO comes from Ops and has been leading most of Novo's commercial execution for the past ~10 years. If I remember correctly, Novo has been plagued by inability to deliver enough products in the recent past, and at the general meeting all talk was about "better execution". Right guy? 3/3
At the same time the company announces their new CEO. An insider: Maziar Mike Doustdar. What a day to be announced as the next with the baton. 2/ www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
Novo Nordisk getting slashed at the Danish stock exchange following a profit warning. -28% (😱) for the day so far. And the day is not over yet. 1/
Det er også første gang, siden jeg var studerende. Og vi har sparet op til det længe. Så det bliver (desværre) nok ikke en gentagen foreteelse.
Wouldn't this approach be an amazing one? And for that reason it of course won't ever happen. medium.com/predict/the-...
Back from 5 weeks of vacation travelling Indonesia (and a few days in Kuala Lumpur, MY) with my family. Been mostly offline. I. Highly. Recommend. It. Not only to stay sane. But especially to take 100% real un-doctored/manipulated impressions of the world in. Just do it.
Well, according to my notes not one of the others mentioned managed to go bankrupt with a casino. That sure takes the greatest business talent of not only the 20th century but of all time. Believe me…
Gad vide hvorfor… 😏
‘Der Untergang’. Bruno Gantz i sin (ufrivillige?) glansrolle omgivet af Muppets i bunkeren. Ville endda være tæt på at være historisk korrekt…
Diplomater er ligeså slemme som management konsulenter til at tale i tåger. Deres job er jo dybest set IKKE at fornærme nogen. Jeg er stadig super stolt af, jeg har Lisbeth Knudsens ord for, jeg er den dårligste politiker, hun nogensinde har mødt. Er sandt hæderstegn.
When your administrator prompts you to re-authenticate for access to work email, you simply can’t. Email free vacation ensured. You’re welcome. 2/2