John Heebøll – Associate Professor, DTU

I sat in on John Heebøll’s ‘Knowledgebased Entrepreneurship’ course at DTU and have since been a coach to the PhD and Masters students who take the course.  John is dedicated to improving conditions in Denmark for entrepreneurs.  This is the compendium of a Skype interview held over several different sessions.  (Oct. 2008)

Søren Jonas Bruun – CEO, 1st Corporate Technologies

I sat down with Søren Jonas Bruun at the 1st Corporate Technologies offices in downtown Copenhagen.   Søren is straightforward and uses creative analogies to get his point across.  A candid interview.  (September 2008)

Peter Warnøe – IT multi-entrepreneur

I sat down with Peter Warnøe in his office next to Kastellet (September 2008).

Benjamin Lundström – Attorney, Partner at Bender Von Haller Dragsted

Benjamin Lundström and I met on a startup advisory board.  In this informative interview, Benjamin gives valuable pointers to entrepreneurs about what to focus on in terms of their legal exposure.  We chatted over Skype in September 2008.

Steen Donner – Managing Director, Copenhagen Capacity

Steen Donner is the Managing Director for Copenhagen Capacity, the official investment agency of Greater Copenhagen.  As such, he’s got a fantastic vantage point over what is attracting foreign investment to Copenhagen.  Copenhagen Capacity, contrary to what you might expect, also helps Danish startups.  Skype interview held in Oct. 2008.

Theodor Nielsen – CEO, NIL Technologies

Theodor Nielsen was kind enough to spend an hour chatting with me on Skype. Find out how important trade shows are to new start ups; what it’s like to transition from university to running a start-up; the advantages of being in Denmark for a high tech start-up; and other first hand accounts of entrepreneurship.

Alex Farcet (Q):  Can you describe what your company does?