Silicon Vikings - Networking in the intersecting worlds of Silicon Valley and the Nordic region

2/6: Silicon Vikings SIG Mobile & Gaming and Mobile Monday invites you to "Love Apps- The Business of Mobile Dating"

Adiba Cremonini — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:55:24 -0500

Start: 6 Feb 2012 - 6:00pm

End: 6 Feb 2012 - 9:00pm

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Please join us on Feb 6th on the Mobile Monday event "Love Apps- The Business of Mobile Dating".

The following topics will be covered:
• How to start a dating community from scratch?
• Which features monitize most?
• How long is the life time of a user?
• Which days are most active?
• What business model works best, subscription, ad supported, fremium?

Join/follow Silicon Vikings new discussion groups on LinkedIn for Helsinki and Tallinn

admin-christian — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:57:45 -0500

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Silicon Vikings have today added two LinkedIn discussion groups - Helsinki and Tallinn - which we invite you to join/follow:

Silicon Vikings Helsinki discussion group (SVH):
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about&gid=4276044

Silicon Vikings Tallinn discussion group (SVT):
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about&gid=4276052

You can also follow our Silicon Vikings main group and Silicon Vikings Chapters (Copenhagen-Malmo, Oslo and Stockholm) here
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2/9 SVC: Pub Evening at The Library Bar, Copenhagen

Adiba Cremonini — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:06:19 -0500

Start: 9 Feb 2012 - 5:00pm

End: 9 Feb 2012 - 7:00pm

Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen

Join us for a drink at the Silicon Vikings Copenhagen-Malmo Chapter Pub Evening on Thursday, February 9th, from 17:00 till 19:00. We will meet up at The Library Bar on Copenhagen Plaza, a neighbor of Copenhagen Central Station and Tivoli.

Join/follow Silicon Vikings and it's Chapters - Copenhagen-Malmo, Oslo, and Stockholm - on social media

admin-christian — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:23:47 -0500

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Silicon Vikings now has three chapters in the Nordic countries which we invite you to join/follow:

Silicon Vikings Copenhagen-Malmo Chapter (SVC):
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about&gid=4114677

Silicon Vikings Oslo Chapter (SVO):
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about&gid=4227394

Silicon Vikings Stockholm Chapter (SVS):
Web: http://siliconvikingsstockholm.se/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about&gid=2252296
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/SiliconVikingSE

You can also follow us on Silicon Vikings main group (SV):
Web: http://www.siliconvikings.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SiliconVikings
Google+: https://plus.google.com/117156621422393632238/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about&gid=48688
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/siliconvikings

1/26 SVC: INSIDE APPLE INNOVATION (In Copenhagen, Denmark)

Adiba Cremonini — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:13:36 -0500

Start: 26 Jan 2012 - 5:30pm

End: 26 Jan 2012 - 9:00pm

Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen

Apple has gone from near bankruptcy to become the world's most valuable technology company, creating hot selling products and integrated ecosystems that delight customers. How did they accomplish this? By building a culture of innovation, and focusing on the user experience. In this presentation, Apple veteran Mark Turner provides an insider's perspective on the essential qualities that drive innovation at Apple, as well as the culture and processes that contribute to Apple's success.

1/11: Silicon Vikings kickstarts the new year with a Pub Evening at Four Seasons in Palo Alto

Adiba Cremonini — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:59:26 -0500

Start: 11 Jan 2012 - 6:30pm

End: 11 Jan 2012 - 8:30pm

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Hope your new year is off to a great start. To make it even better we welcome you to join us for a drink at Silicon Vikings first Pub Evening of 2012, on Wednesday Jan 11th at the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto.

Silicon Vikings is looking for bloggers

admin-kjell — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:10:01 -0500

Silicon Vikings is looking to increase its group of bloggers (FB, Twitter, and Google+). We are looking for people living in any of the Nordic countries plus Estonia and the United States. If this feels like you, please send us a mail at siliconvikings@gmail.com and let us know why you would like to be part of our blogging team.

12/7 Silicon Vikings Pub Evening at Rosewood Hotel (Wednesday)

johannes.freden.jansson@gmail.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:07:17 -0500

Start: 7 Dec 2011 - 6:30pm

End: 7 Dec 2011 - 8:30pm

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Join us for a Christmas drink at Silicon Vikings last Pub Evening for 2011. This time we'll meet on a Wednesday and more precise Wed December 7 at 6:30pm till 8:30pm. The place is again the bar at Rosewood Hotel on Sand Hill Rd. The bar is located next to the hotel restaurant with a patio overlooking the hills.

12/15 Silicon Vikings Annual Scandinavian Julbord Luncheon

johannes.freden.jansson@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:36:52 -0500

Start: 15 Dec 2011 - 12:00pm

End: 15 Dec 2011 - 2:30pm

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Please join us on Thursday December 15, at Stanford University for the Silicon Vikings Annual Scandinavian “Julbord” Lunch prepared by Chef Pelle. The featured speaker is Dr. Mitchell L. Stevens, Director, SCANCOR who will give a presentation on “The Internationalization of Higher Education”

12/8 SVC: Pub Evening at The Library Bar, Copenhagen

johannes.freden.jansson@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:38:21 -0500

Start: 8 Dec 2011 - 5:00pm

End: 8 Dec 2011 - 11:00pm

Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen

Join us for a drink at the Silicon Vikings Copenhagen-Malmo Chapter Pub Evening on Thursday, December 8th, from 17:00 till 19:00. This will be the first Pub Evening of Silicon Vikings Copenhagen-Malmo Chapter (SVC) and we will meet up at The Library Bar on Copenhagen Plaza, a neighbor of Copenhagen Central Station and Tivoli.

We are looking forward to meeting you there!