Tech coming from the Nordic countries--think Linux or Skype--often level social, technological, and commercial playing fields. This isn’t a coincidence, it’s just part of what being Scandinavian means.
As a venture capitalist, I naturally spend large amounts of time thinking about business and technology models and their evolution and propagation. I also happen to be interested in culture and history. In the course of my reflections, I noticed a curious trend among many technology businesses that either materialized directly out of the Scandinavian region or were created by entrepreneurs of Scandinavian origin that had had exposure to their cultures in a meaningful way, even if they no longer lived in the region.
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