Viking reprise: Nordic influences on US tech culture
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Viking reprise
Nordic influences on US tech culture
Donnie Berkholz@dberkholz
Even a few “pure” tech companies
It all started here...
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Native Nordics in the US
Nordic ancestry in the US
Nordic ancestry in the US
Egalitarian
Egalitarian
Fatalist
● Þetta Reddast● Sisu● “Could be worse” / “Not too bad”
CrunchBase
Indirect
Risk-averse
● It was good enough for my parents....● (One-way) job loyalty● Safety nets
44% of Silicon Valley startup founders are foreign-born.
- Vivek Wadhwa
Donnie [email protected]/IRC: dberkholz