Comment on Berlin VC invests in Italian startup. Is this the start of something?Comments−itmag14yInteresting that things are actually happening outside of SV.Speaking of that, is there a startup scene in Scandinavia? Anyone know?−Ironballs14yYes! There's even a whole site devoted to the startup scene in Nordic (and Baltic) countries: http://www.arcticstartup.com/−itmag14yCool! (heh)I want to meet local entrepreneurs who are in tune with the HN ethos, but it's really hard sometimes in Jante country :)−mebe14yIn Finland, there's been quite a lot of happening lately: http://steveblank.com/2011/10/07/the-helsinki-spring/−mikebutcher14yEr, cough, Spotify...?−pdelgallego14y+ Skype, Zendesk, Opera, Rovio, among others.−wantrepreneur14yYeah,because Estonia is Scandinavian country LOL−pdelgallego14yJanus Friis and Niklas Zennström are both Scandinavians.
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Interesting that things are actually happening outside of SV.
Speaking of that, is there a startup scene in Scandinavia? Anyone know?
Yes! There's even a whole site devoted to the startup scene in Nordic (and Baltic) countries: http://www.arcticstartup.com/
Cool! (heh)
I want to meet local entrepreneurs who are in tune with the HN ethos, but it's really hard sometimes in Jante country :)
In Finland, there's been quite a lot of happening lately: http://steveblank.com/2011/10/07/the-helsinki-spring/
Er, cough, Spotify...?
+ Skype, Zendesk, Opera, Rovio, among others.
Yeah,because Estonia is Scandinavian country LOL
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström are both Scandinavians.