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#34 What it takes to continuously reinvent yourself and innovate | Alexander Osterwalder (Inventor of the Business Model Canvas, 5x best-selling author, Founder & CEO at Strategyzer)

Learn from one of the very best Innovation & Product thought leaders in the world.
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#33 Leading with Vision and no Plan B: Lessons learned from a $2.9B Unicorn Founder & CEO | Lasse Andresen (IndyKite, ForgeRock)
A masterclass on building and selling a Unicorn from a legendary Unicorn Founder - and what Scandinavia needs to do to become a more competitive startup…
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#32 AI Agents, what founders need to know about building AI products, and Ethical implications of AI | Morten Rand-Hendriksen (Linkedin)
A philosophical and practical conversation on AI Agents and building AI products with one of the clearest AI thought leaders in the world
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#31 Scaling vertical SaaS in the Nordics, mastering product discovery, defining ICPs, and more | Martin Spinnangr (CPO at Munu) and Shubham…
Listen now | Lessons from scaling Product at two Nordic SaaS rivals in the world of hospitality
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#30 Building the largest mobile wallet in the Nordics, leading Product through a Merger, the power of simplicity, and more | Ninni Høver…
The full journey of building and scaling the largest mobile wallet in the Nordics, lessons learned from going through a Merger, how to prioritise…
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#29 Navigating hyper scale, leading in extreme crises, hardware vs software, and more | Tor Erik (ex-CPO at Easee) and Stian Øien (CPO at…
Leading product at Easee, navigating crisis as a Product leader, lessons learned from hyperscale, building hardware vs software, and more.
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#28 Scaling Product at a Swedish tech giant: from seed to IPO | Francesca Cortesi (ex-CPO at Hamnet)
Listen now | The Growth and Product story behind the largest housing marketplace in Sweden
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#27 Pitching, thinking big, characteristics of great founding teams, and more | Cecilie Skjong (Skyfall Ventures)
After being exposed to hundreds of pitches and investing in several early-stage ventures, Cecilie shared with me all things pitching, thinking big…
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#26 Stepping into product leadership, making time for discovery, building products collaboratively, and more | Frederik Hansen (CPO at…
Learn from Frederik Hansen about his journey starting as a CPO at Ignite, the most important principles strong product teams subscribe to, how Ignite…
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#25 Building products in different contexts: big tech, scaleups, and startups | Melissa Mills (Ardoq, Kahoot!, Google)
Learn how Ardoq builds its products - a fast-growing scaleup in Norway - and how product management differs depending on your context
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Scandinavian Product Newsletter
Scandinavian Product Newsletter
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