viking reprise: nordic influences on us tech culture
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Viking reprise
Nordic influences on US tech culture
Donnie Berkholz@dberkholz
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Even a few “pure” tech companies
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It all started here...
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Native Nordics in the US
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Nordic ancestry in the US
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Nordic ancestry in the US
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Egalitarian
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Egalitarian
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Fatalist
● Þetta Reddast● Sisu● “Could be worse” / “Not too bad”
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CrunchBase
Indirect
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Risk-averse
● It was good enough for my parents....● (One-way) job loyalty● Safety nets
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44% of Silicon Valley startup founders are foreign-born.
- Vivek Wadhwa
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Donnie [email protected]/IRC: dberkholz