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Top three Danish tech companies that succeeded

When it comes to tech Sweden and Finland are the usually front leaders in the north. Nokia, Ericsson, Spotify and more companies have come out of the great north. However, Denmark has also produced a fair share of the tech inventions we use today. Therefore, in collaboration with our partner Clarafinans.dk, we take a look into three of the most successful tech companies to come out of the country.

3 – ZYB (2005)

Clinching a third place spot on this list is ZYB. In august of 2005 the three entrepeneurs Morten Lund, Ole Højriis Kristensen and Tommy Ahlers decided to create an online service, that allowed users to backup their contact and calendar informations, and share them with others users easy and quick. That may sound ridiculous when looking at todays possibilities in tech, but back then it was a quite revolutionary technique. The first beta-version was rolled out in 2006 and was based on SyncML that allow wireless syncronizing, which meant that over 400 of the most used phones were able to use it. In total more than 11 million contacts were syncronized in the time it was up. In 2008 the company was sold for an unknown amount of money to Vodafone, whom relaunched the platform as 360.com. One of the founders of ZYB, Tommy Ahlers, later went on to become an angel investor in the danish rendition of Shark Tank and later the minster of Science and Education in Denmark.

2 – Just-Eat (2000)

Just-Eat was probably one of the first of its kind to base their business on fastfood restaurants. It was an online platform, where you could order food online and even had it brought out.

Man delivering Just-Eat take-away fast food in a brown paper bag.

The idea came from the Dane, Jesper Buch whom under an internship in Oslo was annoyed he did not know where to go to get a pizza. He then formed a team of friends in a basement in the Danish city of Kolding and within ten years the business was worth millions of euros. The expanded to Ireland, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway and many other countries. The founders sold the company and made a fortune from it – but Just-eat today still remains one of the strongest global players on the market for fast food delivery. Jesper Buch did, as Tommy Ahlers from ZYB also eventually became an angel investor and still remains a part of the Shark Tank show.

1 – Skype (2003)

There is one invention to come out of the Danish tech industries is Skype – the Microsoft-owned Voice over IP communication service. It was actually made in Estonia, but the founders was a Dane called Janus Friis and a Swede called Niklas Zenström. This is by far the most valuable product to ever come out of the nordic tech scene except from Spotify. In 2005 Skype was sold to eBay for 2.6 billion dollars before Microsoft took over the amount of 8.5 billion dollars. Only the music streaming service exceeds that valuation with $30 billion.

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Three simple steps to be more productive as entrepeneur

As an entrepeneur, you are in critical need of being productive every single day. It is important for the company that you are as productive as possible in order to achieve the best results for your company. But how do you put your self in the best conditions to be as productive as possible? What tools should you use, how should you eat, sleep and exercise. In this article our partners at Tjek-laan.dk have found three simple steps everyone can adapt to be as productive as possible. We look upon, how you can improve your efforts in your company and earn better results using various techniques. If you are an aspiring entrepeneur you should therefore read this article thoroughly.

Plan everything and track your time

One of the most fundamental things in entrepeneurship is the element of time management. Time is money and it is so crucial, that you use the time you have on your hand correct and optimal. Therefore, should you plan everything that you have planned for the coming days, weeks and months down to the most basic details. This is to minimize time loss and inefficiency at the workplace. Schedule your time for meals, meetings, work sessions and other activities in order to generate a great overview across your time. Futhermore you should start tracking how much time you spend on each task of the day. When you measure everything down to your smallest details of the day, it becomes clearer to you, how you spend your life. Then it is possible to make adaptations and find out, where you can be more productive in your everyday life. Time management is insanely important, when it comes to creating and maintaining a start-up company.

Cut off sugar and start exercising

You have probably heard this a gazillion times, but it does not get any simplier. Cut down your carbohydrate! They are easier processed by your body and spikes your energy level so you will experience inconsistency in your work performance and productivity. Especially sugar is a real killer to productivity and therefore is it neccesary to stay out of them. That includes the use of energy drinks containing sugar – if you want to boost yourself with a Red Bull, you should go for the one without sugar.

Cut off sugar and start exercising. Young couple stretching in a park after exercising.

Exercising is also extremely important to maintain a certain clear mindset in your brain. Try working out atleast 45 to 60 minutes everyday, if your schedule allows it. Once implemented in your daily routine, you will experience that your productivity levels raise to new extends.

Listen to music without vocals

This is a pro-tip provided by some of the leading experts on productivity. Sounds can improve your productivity level and really generate a value outcome in the end. But it should be music with vocals as your brain will spend energy trying to listen to the lyrics. Instead you want to listen to music that does not have any vocals and merely have instrumental sounds. Put on some classic music or find your best jazz playlist, when you are working.

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Networking tips – Getting an 800 number

Another way to network is by using an 800 number and establishing a network of experts to refer your clients/customers to. An 800 number provides a way for your customers to reach you. You can answer information needs, resolve problems and obtain information from your customers. You will of course need to publicize your 800 number in your promotional materials, and advertisements. The best way to get the most out of your 800 number is to have a definitive plan on how you will employ it. Will you have prospects call to find out more about your products/services? Will you provide information when they call and then follow-up with printed materials, or will you direct them to a source?

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Networking 101

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Need an affordable way to improve sales? Landscape!

Every business large and small wants to boost sales. Usually we look to advertising and personnel to do the trick. But changing the way your business looks and feels can have an immediate impact.

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Mystery shopping improves bottom line for businesses

Keeping a satisfied, repeat customer is an ongoing challenge that all retail outlets face, especially when it comes to building a solid bottom line.

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My marketing budget is small. How can I make the most of it?

For example, it may not make sense or be necessary to market consistently all year long. Are their times when your particular industry is slow and customers are not likely to purchase? Conversely, are their times during the year when customers are more likely to be in the market for your product or service?

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MLM training – Creating an explosive start with your new MLM distributor

OK…you have a new MLM distributor. What do you do with that person? Good question! There is a “Success Path” that we suggest following that has proven effective and powerful for the new distributor.

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MLM success secrets – The two unchanging laws in network marketing

There are two unchanging laws in Network Marketing that most folks for whatever reason do not seem to teach, and I may catch some heat over this, but I would rather tell you the truth than not.

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MLM recruiting – Your network marketing recruiting presence

MLM Presence.

Does yours work FOR you, or AGAINST you?

Good question! Many times, in a Recruiting session, your presence totally will set the environment for how the recruiting conversation or appointment goes. Your MLM Recruiting Presence says more to the prospect many times than the words you choose to vocalize. It is the one single influencing factor that many times will determine if your prospect will join you or not. It is that powerful of a factor in Network Marketing recruiting.