Epicenter Stockholm Blog

The diplomatic relations between Sweden and Korea goes back more than 60 years. This relationship is now entering a new era by establishing the Korea Startup Center (K-Startup Center Stockholm) on Swedish grounds. As Stockholm’s first House of Digital Innovation, Epicenter is partnering up with the most innovative country in the world. What a match made in heaven! Thrilled to take on some of ...

Just two weeks after COVID-19 turned conference spaces the world over into ghost-towns, Epicenter Studio was welcoming delegates across the globe to hugely engaging digital events, live-streamed from the heart of Stockholm. Our own Head of Brand Experience Fia Nordin reveals how it’s done – and what digital events can do for you. As anyone who’s ever run a Zoom presentation will confirm, ca...

Want to take your customer relationships to the next level? We had the pleasure to meet with Robbie Kellman Baxter to get some insight on how to make this happen. Keynote speaker as well as sought-after writer, Robbie’s CV is quite impressive having worked with industry leaders such as Netflix, Oracle, eBay and Electronic arts. As the author of The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers,...

They were crowned 2019’s Hottest Start Up. They’ve amassed +22 million app installs in just 4 years. Launched in 14 countries. And today Too Good To Go is working hard to take on Sweden’s food waste habits from right here at Epicenter. They just launched 2 weeks ago and we’re happy that Åsa Sandberg, Country Manager took the time to sit down with us. “We’ve been longing to launch in Sweden,...

‘Innovation with impact’ is our much-loved mantra here at Epicenter. So we couldn’t be more proud that Sida Lab, with their mission to eradicate third world poverty, has chosen to make us their home. We meet Klas Waldenström to find out more. Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, knows the power of collaboration. With bilateral co-operations in over 35 countries, ...

Providing value, value and value – that’s all it’s about if you want to make it in the long run. Everything else comes secondary. Epicenter member Victor and his team at Propstreet has  taken this mindset and implemented it into the core of their business. And perhaps that’s why they have managed to influence an industry known for being somewhat reluctant to change. We’re talking about...

Artificial Intelligence. Once the stuff of sci-fi, now part of every innovative company’s roadmap. And trailblazing the most disruptive applications is the incredible Ashok Samal, AI Ambassador working at Microsoft. Earlier this year he treated Epicenter members to an AI masterclass. Couldn’t attend? Take a break from everything that has to do with Covid-19 and catch up on our pick of his insp...

No matter what services or products you sell, you have probably been affected by the current economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. One way or the other. The question “how to make it to the other side” is a very hot topic and talked about in several different forums. There are many aspects of what a business should do to adapt to this new landscape. Adjusting pricing strategies is one...

Value-based communication has been at the core of marketing for a while now. What we have seen in past weeks however, is a shift in communication where value has become a "must have", not just a "nice to have". We're facing a new kind of reality where "buy, buy, buy" communication is no longer appropriate. This blog post aims to sort out what value-based communication is, and also hands on tip...

All of us are experiencing a crisis. There are however, good ways to deal with this current situation. To have a curious mind and keep on learning is one of them. Also taking the opportunity to review your software and systems is both productive and good. Obviously, after the crisis is over, the world will have changed. The question comes down to; are you equipped for this change? You've pr...