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We discuss some of the temporary changes in businesses caused by the coronavirus and what permanent changes in society might occur due to the pandemic. We also talk about the current funding situation for startups and possible scenarios on when we will get to the post corona world. 

Our thanks to healthcare, delivery, and retail/grocery/pharmacy workers who are are going to work every day and making our work from home lives possible during a pandemic!

Useful links:

1. Hotel Corona - Shelter in Place (parody of Hotel California song)

2. JPMorgan GDP forecast

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We discuss segmentation of the healthcare market from a startup/investment perspective, why the US healthcare system is highly inefficient, and how product development is different in healthcare. Furthermore, we talk about opportunities for startups in the healthcare market.

Useful links:

1. Chander's keynote speech on digital health

2. Genesis of a wearable device 

3. Region Skåne (Sweden) pivot to mobile health (mHealth) 

4. Apple Research app

5. Apple Health Records

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In this episode, guest Per-Arne Lundberg, a Swedish game investor and CEO at Amplifier Game Invest AB, is discussing the game industry with Arne. Topics covered include: 

• The game industry
• What's going on in the Nordics
• Investing games

Thanks for visiting, Per-Arne. 

Check out: https://www.amplifiergameinvest.com/

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Arne and Chander discuss how the technology ecosystem works and how it might evolve. The discussion is based on Chander's blogpost on the subject. You can see the blogpost at 

https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2020/03/dynamics-of-technology-ecosystem.html

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We discuss the complexity of Go To Market (GTM) strategies and focus on how Business to Business (B2B) startups with Software as a Service (SaaS) products reach their customers. Common mistakes that founders make and the multiple channels that are used for getting customers to use new products. 

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We discuss a topic that is in the news and is on everybody's mind - Sustainability. What does it mean? How should startups think about it? Why now is the right time to do a startup focused on sustainability?

Useful Links:

1. United Nations sustainability goals (2030)

2. Larry Fink (BlackRock Chairman and CEO) letter to investors on sustainability 

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Arne and I discuss what marketplaces businesses are. What are the attributes of a good marketplace. And, what not to do when starting a marketplace business.

Useful Links

1. Friend in Cloud marketplace product requirements (2013)

2. GMV 

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We are lucky to have Howie Mandel as our guest of honor on this episode. Currently, Howie stars is America's Got Talent Champions which airs on NBC (in the US). He is an author, producer, comedian and many other things. Chander and Howie talk about business, compare Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and the role of technology.  What it takes to make a movie or a TV Show. And, Howie's philosophy on life. 

Useful Links:

1. Pitching Your Tech Startup To Hollywood

2. Howie on Facebook

3. Howie on Twitter 

4. Howie on Instagram

5. Howie on TikTok 

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We discuss a universal framework of why people people buy things. Chander came up with the framework after founding his first startup.

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Why do we buy things? 

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Happy New Year!

Welcome to Season 2 of Valley Nordic.

We start off the year with discussing the business highlights from the last six weeks, cover Consumer Electronics Show (CES) highlights, and discuss upcoming tech IPOs (Casper and One Medical) and 2020 tech trends.

Useful links:

1. 20 Trends to observe in 2020

2. Tink (Nordic equivalent of Plaid)

3. Visa's justification for buying Plaid

4. Kry (Nordic equivalent of one Medical)

5. Ztractor (autonomous electric tractor)