Archives for: June 2010
Who cares about England’s no goal? These are the real scandals

I’ve worked with professional sports as a reporter and on both the club and federation level for more than a decade. As a sports director, I’ve even furiously submitted a couple of protests against erroneous calls from referees. And still, I’m disgusted by what players, reporters and others say about the goal that was not in the game between Germany

June 28, 2010 | By | 3
Do you want to be a Messiah?

I’m back from a one-week-conference in Tunisia with my new employer Drivhuset, a non-profit organisation that works fulltime with inspiring and coaching potential and new entrepreneurs. A lot of positive things are happening at Drivhuset, some of which I will get back to you on. Now, for a short inqury: Are you an entrepreneur of some sort and would like

June 21, 2010 | By | 1
My New Job: To Inspire Entrepreneurs!

Just back from my first official meeting with a project I will be working with from August and until the end of the year. My mission? To inspire students to become entrepreneurs! Could not be much happier, it is actually a dream job. Drivhuset (“The Hothouse”) is a Swedish organization, which was founded in 1993 with the sole purpose to

June 8, 2010 | By | 3
“I don’t do it for the applause”

I watched an old stand-up show with Eddie Izzard this weekend. While he is one of my favorite comedians, I never actually thought I’d have any professional use of it. That is, up until now. In one sentence, he summarized my blog post from this past Friday. “I appreciate your applause, but I don’t do it for applause. I do

June 7, 2010 | By | 1
Paywall Experiments Threatened By Digital Natives?

Some newspapers are erecting paywalls, while others are not. And the (social) media world is following with great interest. My biggest fear? I think naive digital natives could possibly harm the long term business development of the media houses. I found it both amusing and scary to read this tweet by Aussie Wolf Cocklin (@wolfcat). “The Guardian app is free

June 4, 2010 | By | 0