Travelling Salesman Helps to Build a Bank

24/11/2012

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The famous TS Landy is off on a bit of a different mission for the next three weeks. As one of the founders of the new service replacing traditional banks, Holvi, I am off for an extensive tour of Northern Europe as part of our double Build A Bank tour, which also includes visits to Southern Europe by Holvi's Krista Kauppinen. Holvi is preparing for Europe-wide availability in the upcoming months... more

The Platform Burns No More

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

13/09/2012

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With me having just completed an interview with Monocle Radio (at the end of this broadcast) on the expedition, I think it's time to look back a bit at what was overall a successful and fruitful expedition, and a great way to end things. Our final meeting and event took place in almost the most outrageous location we could think of — in the car park right outside the Nokia world HQ. Only one locat... more

And the winner is...

Mike's TS thoughts by Mike

11/09/2012

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So, one of our sponsors, Startup Sauna, in addition to being the first to step up and support the expedition with cash, also made the offer that the best pitches from the expedition would get "fast-tracked" into the warmups.So as we were holding the events we were keeping an eye out for likely candidates.And now we are ready to announce those winners to the world, so without further ado, the teams... more

The Most Amazing Cafe on Earth

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

29/08/2012

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OK, now I've seen everything. Coming back towards Espoo from Salo we decided to stop by for some quick tea & coffee. We saw this place called Kasvihuoneilmiö (greenhouse effect) and couldn't quite figure out if it was a cafe, a garden shop or something else, but decided to stop by and try. Yes it was, but were we in for a surprise. The donuts were indeed brilliant, but doubly brilliant was the mos... more

A different situation

Mike's TS thoughts by Mike

27/08/2012

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Once again, the day started early, but this time we were slightly rested thanks to staying at Petri's place in Naantali. The early start was because we wanted to see if we could get a spot at OffRoad Paja for an oil change. No such luck, but we dropped by, on the off chance that there was a ramp free. Again, out of luck, but we did pick up the filter at least, along with a door hinge and a new wip... more

Our Turku Meetup Was A Complete Failure?

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

26/08/2012

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No. Not quite. But it was close. Juho from Boost Turku had arranged the most outrageous of locations. Slap bang in the middle of the main pedestrian street in the center of Turku. It was the most visible place you could possibly find, with loads of people walking by asking us about the project and the magnificent sauna. Perfect for some entrepreneurial activity and getting interest in your company... more

A bit less driving today

Mike's TS thoughts by Mike

25/08/2012

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So after a late finish talking with Roope and his wife in Nokia we headed to Tampere.A couple of weeks ago, I had posted our route and stops on Couch Surfing, as during the expedition to LeWeb I had met some really interesting/cool people via the site.I had a notice that someone was willing to host us in Tampere, so we took her up on the offer. We felt kind of bad for turning up at midnight and th... more

A Big, Big Thank You To Our Supporters!

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

24/08/2012

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This is a ridiculously crazy expedition. There have been more than a few moments where Mike and I have asked ourselves why on earth we do these things. Thankfully there are other inspiring, fantastic people in the world, who wanted to be a part of this story and help new entrepreneurs in any way they can. I'd like to list the companies and instances that have sponsored this adventure, through thic... more

The Entrepreneur from Nokia

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

24/08/2012

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After a wild night of sauna and beer, which ended up in me admitting defeat to the Oulu startup scene, I will admit to it being a fight to get up in the morning. Thankfully we made it in time to enjoy the pitches at Starttaamo, the local startup working space. I'm glad I did. Nothing is quite as inspiring as seeing folk fight the odds to become the next big thing. Of special value was to see the p... more

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