Archive - Scandinavian Product Newsletter

The pill of perspective

How to break through the instagramification of the product industry, and make progress towards what matters most

Jul 23 •

May 2025

#34 What it takes to continuously reinvent yourself and innovate | Alexander Osterwalder (Inventor of the Business Model Canvas, 5x…

Learn from one of the very best Innovation & Product thought leaders in the world.

May 29 •

56:53

April 2025

#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…

Apr 13 •

58:24

#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

Apr 6 •

1:01:31

March 2025

#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

Mar 19 •

54:21

February 2025

#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…

Feb 22 •

50:14

#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.

Feb 5 •

1:06:12

January 2025

#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

Jan 10 •

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December 2024

#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…

Dec 18, 2024 •

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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…

Dec 11, 2024 •

44:39

#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

Dec 5, 2024 •

52:46

November 2024

#24 Product Operating Model inside Norway's best mobile bank | Thomas Allan Nygaard (Sparebank1)

Thomas and his team are constantly trying to push their boundaries and this conversation walks you through their ongoing journey into adopting and…

Nov 28, 2024 •

45:37

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