A GOOOD WEEK

Posted on May 3, 2007. Filed under: fast, Life, Lucky, slow, Technologi, time, travel, Venture Capital, VentureOfMine, web |

Monday I went with Hlin to Paris (Costes Hotel is just nice) – its just impossible not to be in love in Paris. We had amassing weather and where perfectly neglected by any waiter and service person in our way – and I still find it charming.

Quite some phone calls – on a trade sale of a company I’m doing
Good meeting with startup Trigami.com – where I will probably put in some money
Lots of sms with Loic – and Alain R
More trade sale activity
Lots of thinking about Orolix – whats the best strategy – how do I help out

I’m thinking every day about the value of a board and my role and how I help the best – and how little or much I should do – and weather my insecurity (VERY WELL HIDDEN) will ever go away… Telling myself constantly – that its not me role to create the companies – Im only support when needed and in some strategy (hate that word) – I mean in some of the crucial decisions.. But I also know that a startup is ONE BIG CRUCIAL DECISION.

We took a long walk both Monday and Tuesday – in the Rue St. Honore and Le Champs.. Im so happy to have email on my phone when Hlin goes into the 5th shop and I can just stay outside – pretend to be patient – but do mails 😉 (I’m not sane). Had dinner – where Loic and Me where acting like pricks – by only talking about ourself and his and my projects – but also got a VERY INTERESTING insight in his role in the French election (he is on CNN all the time – not only because he speaks English – he is charming and VERY SMART – street smart).

made a handshake deal with ww.trivop.com – founders is JUST COOL
talked quite some to my close friend Jacob from SteelSeries
was thinking a quite some about BullGuard – love their growth
met a couple of fun entrepreneurs
mentaly preparing for VERY secret meetings in Wienna – on Wed.

Got home Tuesday night – Hlin went directly on night shift at the hospital (wow she is brave) – I just played with the kids and watched my beloved EyeTV – love recorded TV. Saw Danish Agger score for Liverpool against Chel$ea – good.

Got the Kids to School – and directly to the train to the Airport – got a bit angry with the lines in security – since all 6 people for the meeting inside the Airport got delayed 20min… 2 Very nice meetings – first on selling a company for a friend – talking legal – strangely I start to find it interesting – Ive always been surfing at these meetings – but now I was all over – and to be honest – NOT IMPRESSED BY ANYONE but my own good old lawyer Carsten who from the sideline avoided to major problems – that NO ONE ELSE HAD SEEN. Jumped on plane to meetings a the VERY COOL AND NEWLY RENOVATED Meridian in Vienna – stealth meetings all day – in a whole new speed and with people who just have been doing what Im trying to do for 35 years. Gentle, Humble, Nice, Interesting, Clever, Smart and No BS guys – who are all just what I needed for my new big plan (sorry t be secret ass). Wonderful Dinner at Bar Italia – owned by Manfred from BWIN – who unfortunately was i Milan watching the CL game (where I did not make it) – but we had fantastic food and his brother Gigi took very good care of us. The BIG guys left dinner to go back and negotiate – I stayed with a friend and walked back – inventing a Twitter Exchange plug in – that would reply to all emails above 140 characters – I will not deep read until later this week (hmm not funny in writing). Had some drinks

Was thinking a lot about the days outcome – feeling Orolixed 🙂

Tonight I was with my obesity startup and Im so fuc… impressed by the team – we will get a brilliant biotechnology guy in with some cash and one of the best Danish brains (AND SOCIALLY VERY STRONG) – and got a meeting with Weight Watchers during May. Cool guy the COO from WW.

WEBSITES i used this week
Pierre W Lande Actics (weird shit) Loic (good vcast) Google Finance, Mail, Spreadsheet, yousendit

Very exited about
Avanoo.com
Orolix Orolix Orolix
My idea of a Luxury Brand Fund
The Secret team from Wienna
How to recruit 10 top people we need for projects right now
HelloGroup – specially Thomas P from hellobrand

Thats it folks (sorry to use this as a diary – but I needed it – again)

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I’m always thinking about, whether anyone needs my statement here, I guess not, BUT, honestly, reading the last sentence, pls keep on using this like a diary, that’s like a reality fairytale to read for me, i love it. (… AND by the way: I’m trying to avoid to be TOO enthusiastic…)

Marc
May 5, 2007

😉 thanx – I have the fairy tale feeling too.

mortenlund
May 5, 2007

nice to know you give your friends a shout when you come by their town….not. glad to know you stil enjoy the challenge of rude parisian waiters. xx

sam
May 16, 2007

Hi Morten. I’ve been reading your blog for about 3 years, and clearly remember the first day I stumbled upon it… I just thought “Damn… I got to work for that guy someday”. Well, 3 years later I’m still dreaming, so I was wondering if you could give me some pointers on how to realise that dream?
I’m not an entrepreneur; I don’t get brilliant ideas… I’m a really hard worker, with an eye for detail and making things happen. I’ve worked as a project manager for 3 years – for two top ten websites in DK and responsible for creating the ideal IT system for a new big upcoming retail chain. I have no higher education, but a killer average from business school (not that it matters a God damn thing in real life).
Everyday I wonder why I didn’t get that gene you have – that makes you get up off your butt and do what all the rest of us could do – make innovative business ideas happen with some of the best people on the planet. I would really love to learn from the best and get even better at what I do.
So Morten – for me and all the rest of the people reading this blog – Is it all about luck? Or what is a girl to do, if she wants to be a part of your team sometime in the future?
Best, Louise

Louise Petersen
May 20, 2007

Well – thanx a lot for the flattering words. I have no clue what it takes – to be on the team. I have been thinking a lot about it: “Whats the reason for choosing peopel and projects” – and I still haven’t found any clear pattern. Its all about luck and being at the right spot at the right time. Im happy go lucky – and even though some might think that there is a bigger straegi and vision – it not so. I have NO STRATEGY and NO VISION – just a pretty pure urge to scratch the surface and see whats behind – and if it can be combined with some revenue (and profit) Im very happy. VERY.

So – getting on the team – hmmm. I suggest you contact David – who is in charge of the Obesity project or any of the other guys… There is also a postion to be volunteer at Lund.TV – it seem like the my Video Podcast project 🙂 – Its quite a hazzle to make it work – as I visioned.

mortenlund
May 20, 2007

Buenos dias!
Check this out!
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Danny_yw
June 11, 2007