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Travelling Salesman Helps to Build a Bank

24/11/2012

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

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 Nor...Read more

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The Platform Burns No More

13/09/2012

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

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 exped...Read more

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The Most Amazing Cafe on Earth

29/08/2012

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

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 fig...Read more

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Our Turku Meetup Was A Complete Failure?

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

26/08/2012

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 visi...Read more

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A Big, Big Thank You To Our Supporters!

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

24/08/2012

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 ...Read more

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The Entrepreneur from Nokia

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

24/08/2012

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...Read more

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Four Basic Things to Know About Investors

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

23/08/2012

Our trip from Jyväskylä to Oulu started from the Protomo yard, where we had left the Landy after a wicked megasauna session the evening before. So I think it is worth putting a quick shout out to Prot...Read more

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Insanity Prevails

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

20/08/2012

Believe it or not, people often ask us why we do these things. I consistently find myself shocked at the question: isn't it obvious? I guess we are so used to working in a highly competitive world, wh...Read more

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Burning Dates Moved!

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

19/07/2012

Mike and I have made the hard decision to move the starting date for the Burning Platform expedition. July would have been quite perfect for us, and for getting some positive summer news into the medi...Read more

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Announcing: The Burning Platform Expedition!

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

24/06/2012

The Travelling Salesman project is inviting people everywhere to join together and help save ex-Nokians. And a chance to get into the StartupSauna programme! We are on the road again with our mission ...Read more

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The Travelling Salesman Goes Seedcamp!

Travelling Salesman by Kristoffer

18/04/2012

It's about time that we did something together. Now we are. The Travelling Salesman entourage (me and Mike) are reporting directly from Estonian capital Tallinn, where Seedcamp's Nordic/Baltic presenc...Read more

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Still Going Strong: Long Distance

Culture Clash by Emilia

29/03/2012

Remember last summer, how I met a guy in Paris? He and I are still going strong. And it's really wonderful and amazing! Our long distance relationship has not only survived, but in fact thrived over ...Read more