Nordic Leadership: Learnings from Spotify, Supercell and Kry
summary
Nordic startups claim concrete advantages: Spotify hits 1 million paying users in the US by 2012 and Supercell ships global hits like Clash of Clans and treats killed games with champagne, helping produce over 15 unicorns in a decade. Leadership practices focus on hire people better than you, flat teams, psychological safety and celebrating failure, replacing micromanagement with trust over control. Remaining gaps are sticky visas and option rules, plus scaling more diverse founders and repeat angel reinvestment.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to the panel
- 1:14Reflecting on 2012 to today
- 6:15Nordic leadership principles
- 10:17Learning from the US model
- 12:16The next generation of founders
- 15:32Practical leadership strategies
- 19:21Future challenges and goals
- 22:04Closing thoughts and wisdom
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