There are a few things I believe in:
Life is a process of never-ending learning. The moment you stop learning is the moment you start dying.
Hard work is essential, and there are no such things as miracles.
One must think for oneself. Think, generate ideas, and solve problems from first principles.
I attempt to orient myself around these principles and act accordingly.
I look to the future with excitement and joy, yearning for a better tomorrow.
The future will come whether we like it or not, so it is up to us to shape it for the better, and that is what I want to do.
To have a positive footprint on the world. To make tomorrow better than today, and to do so by solving problems and creating things.
I have about 3.5 years of experience across startups, nuclear fusion, renewable energy, and circularity. I have primarily contributed across strategic development and planning, and commercialization. That said, having (co)founded two startups, my path has required a high-degree of self-starting and autonomy, which has led to taking on roles such as leading product development forward.
At 17, I started my first project – a sportswear brand named Vigore Sports. Through roughly 1 year and 9 months of activity, the startup achieved some market success, where we secured a €1,000 deal with Soon Floorball Club on providing them with team jerseys. Beyond this, we designed several prototypes for branded products, iterating back and forth with suppliers to find the right design and quality. The project saw its end when I moved to Madrid to pursue my B.Sc. in Business (I was born and raised in Norway).
In the months leading up to completing my Bachelor’s – while writing my thesis – I started Reewo along with my co-founder, who eventually became the good friend he is today. Reewo is a digital recycling platform. Over the course of 10 months, we built a solid and scalable business model, formulated a strategy, onboarded multiple ambitious people, and got fairly far in designing and building the Reewo platform. Unfortunately, I had to make the tough decision of leaving the project, due to a mismatch in the execution approach between my co-founder and me.