The EU, while not necessarily being the home base of innovations found in Silicon Valley, still has a significant impact on the direction of developing technologies. Most recently, the EU has served as the last bastion for consumer rights and privacy by mandating USB-C ports in phones and by introducing the GDPR Act. In May […]

Following a productive series of meetings and presentations with key stakeholders including Helsinki Partners, Business Finland, 90 Day Finn, the Maria 01 startup community, and Supercell, our team attended a farewell dinner at Restaurant Saaga. The dinner featured a diverse menu that included Creamy Porcini Mushrooms served in traditional Kuksa cups, Sautéed Reindeer with potato […]

Throughout the past several years of our lives, we, as a cohort, have studied business. From the perspective of marketing and management to that of accounting and finance, we have all been taught to analyze our environments for inefficiencies, problem-solving, and, ultimately, profit. Riding through the Gothenburg Volvo factory as an MBA student, I identified […]

Since our last blog post, we have had two additional business visits at Saab and Linkoping University. On Tuesday, we got an early start to the day, and departed from Gothenberg to Linkoping. After a long bus ride, we arrived at the Saab Aerospace headquarters and had a great lunch. During our visit, we got […]

How Scandinavian Technology Hasn’t Ditched its Work Force SAAB and Volvo are two of Sweden’s most storied companies with rich histories and reputations as industry leaders within their fields.  We had the honor of touring these facilities to see the manufacturing process for both electric trucks and fighter jets.  While there is definitely a major […]

Hello and welcome to Gothenburg! After a night of fun and an unofficial dinner on Sunday, we officially started the trip on Monday, visiting Volvo Trucks, Volvo Group HQ, and World of Volvo. Then after a long night of eating and socializing with Swedish professionals, we ended the evening. After an early start, we checked […]

Entering Stockholm, we had begun to formulate our thoughts on the general cultural impact on the people here. We had gone for runs and walked the city, encountering hundreds of bikers and runners at every turn. Beyond being a workout, biking to work is a practice that is almost entirely foreign to Americans and is […]

We had a great time in Gothenburg and Linkoping. We immediately noticed the high volume of cyclists and runners and people generally just out and about walking. To try and get ahead of our jet lag, we woke up early on Monday morning at 5:00am to workout at our hotel gym, followed by a 1-mile […]

Before we officially started off the Scandinavia trip, I was able to spend the weekend before in Oslo, Norway with our fellow adventurers, Emma and Leia! In doing so, I was able to look into the work life balance of Norwegians by observing what they tend to do on the weekends. While walking through the […]

Our journey commenced with a delightful European breakfast buffet at the Kust Hotel & Spa in Piteå, the most stylish lodging of our tour. The breakfast echoed the quality found throughout Sweden—excellent bread and refreshing fruits set the tone for the day. After an hour’s drive to Skellefteå, we wrapped up our morning with insightful […]