’FuckUp Nights’ Bold types spell out the words, leaving little doubt of the embracement of mistakes, missteps and misadventures. Here, the atmosphere is light and bright and far from what one usually associates with the telling of derailed events. To err is human, but nevertheless also somewhat of a taboo.

“We need to admit our mistakes much more, thereby helping others not to make the same”

However, among entrepreneurs, a need for sharing stories from the other side of the coin is on the rise. FuckUp Nights is one of several initiatives, and, ironically, its success depends solely on the…

He does not see the problem. According to him, we are good at admitting our mistakes. At least in the startup field and the social circles he finds himself in.

“A well founded confidence makes you trust your own judgment and intuition. As a human being, intuition plays an important part in everything we do, but if you have no confidence, you are not able to act on it.”

He also fails to see how your failures teach you the most. Not that he doesn’t see how trying out new things with the risk of failing can be a valuable…

Flere danske startups skal vokse sig store. Det skal nye mikroventurefonde tæt på det eksisterende investormiljø hjælpe dem med, så flere iværksættere får en bro fra de første tidlige investeringer, til de er modne nok for de private venturefonde. Sådan lyder et af de nyeste forslag fra Iværksætterpanelet til en model, der skal styrke økosystemet for tidlig finansiering i Danmark og bygge bro over den såkaldte dødens dal fra de tidlige investeringer under 1 million kr. og op til ca. 5 millioner kr., hvor venturefonde typisk går ind. Men hvad siger investorerne til at få flere offentlige penge ind i…