the greenbird story for nutek startup gathering
DESCRIPTION
Ipark NuTeK is a gathering (september 5th, Stavanger) for startups, entrepreneurs, 2BEntrepreneurs, investors, developers, hackers, hardware developers, ICT specialists, nerds, students and people with a general interest in the fantastic world of StartUps. As part of NuTek’s lecture program, Greenbird presents its own startup story and share some insights, experience, challenges and achievements.TRANSCRIPT
Shaping the digital enterprise. Thorsten Heller, CEO
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51% 27
2010
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37/27 85% 90%
”The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay
Metercloud.io���for the digital utility
big data integration applications for smart metering,���
smart grid, smart city and the Internet of Things
Changing the game. Challenging current mindsets.
Orchestration as a Service.
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SELF FUNDED
Consultancy
Product Company
”Entrepreneur is not a job title. It’s the state of mind of people who want the alter the future.”
Guy Kawaski
greenbird Integration Technology
greenbird Consulting AS
greenbird Consulting
Stavanger AS
greenbird Solutions AS
07/11 HQ Oslo
08/13 first woman
first resignation
06/12 Summerparty with 70 guests
12/11 11 employees 12.7 MNOK
01/10���founded
12/12 18 employees���24.3 MNOK
02/10���first invoice
09/13���first javazone
12/10 6 employees���6.7 MNOK
10/12 external
advisory board
12/13 22 employees���34.2 MNOK
02/14 HR, ���
product management
05/14 “first” foreigner
10/14 Stavanger office
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OPTIMIST REALIST PESSIMIST
CEO
COO
CFO
“If your dreams don’t scare you, ���they are not big enough.”
Talent attracts talent.
“Only dead fish go with the flow.“���Andy Hunt
“If people don’t occasionally walk away from your shaking their heads, you did something wrong.“ ���
John Gierach
“You miss 100% of the shots, you never take.”���Wayne Gretzky
About Greenbird ���Leading company in the Nordics for integration of smar t meter ing and smar t gr id solutions
Founded in 2010 to develop smart integration solutions for smart metering and smart grid
The mission is to establish metercloud.io as a preferred integration platform for the energy industry
Offers strategic advisory, enterprise architecture, system integraton and integration management for the energy industry
Have conducted smart meter consultancy to Norwegian DSOs owning more than 50 % of the meters in Norway!
International ambitions and have signed the first DSO in Denmark
Fastgrowing company with 22 employees and strong financial results