Amasing Emotional Video

SPOT ON HELP.

Today was a wonderful day.

A) Because I woke up the kids 6.45 with Isak (1 year) walking allover the big ones - and the all kissedand hugged - I just sat there in the morning sun trying to hide my tears… (Im so (too) soft). Then we had a nice breakfast and played and made a new screensaver with horse pictures from Laura and Linus trip to my parets over the weekend. And biked to school…

B) Just in time to make my flight to Frankfurt on a consulting geek - where I had the most amassing meeting in my life. (I cant disclose what its about). But I can say that for once I found some guys who undersold their capabilities and under promised the scope of their project. It was like a divine experiences and cant wait to tell you all more…

C) I got home just in time to put the kids to bed and play School for a while - and draw one glass whiteboard I have installed in their rooms.

Well all this just to say that - Im so in love with life and I have to tell all of you (and wow there is a lot of people reading my bullshit here :) ) - that no matter what you want and what will happen - there is allways light at the end of the tunnel. (And hopefully it’s not a train comming to smash you :). And nothing is strange when you work with a circus - and don’t we all.

My friends, partners and advisers and family is bayond reality.

LOVE.

I miss the days where it was all about creativity (if I ever had such). This is better then art. - it makes me happy to see how far you can get with a webcam, pure creativity and time on hand…

And this reminds me of how much a 1970′ies hobby paperwork artist could ave done with todays technology - (Danes will think of Jorgen Klevin).

And now that we are at it - (with a budget) - have a look at this

GUTEN TOUCH from Multitouch Barcelona
Dunno why - but this thing goes directly into my system…

This viceo shows how good you have to be as a communicator -if you want to build an outstanding company that really changes the world. (And you get the background of the company). WATCH it.

I think im reposting this - its JUST SO GOOD and So full of hope and bridging the tech world to the real world.

I’m somehow flying between high and lows AND LOWS. Dunno why - maybe because my personal life has changed 100% - bankruptcy/reconstruction is not as pleasant as it might look from the outside. It’s one long string of uncertainties - initially really bad for the mind - but in reality just like any other day in business ventures JUST A BIT TO PERSONAL. You never know what will hit you - and what seems to be the brightest star one day might be a TRAIN COMING AGAINST YOU IN THE TUNNEL.

I’M GETTING much closer to the world where I really belong. But then again - I’m traveling like a mad bird who lost the sense of seasons…

On my mind today

The downturn and psychological hysteria has turned (or reached the button) - everything will not be fine fine ok - but everyone know its serious and managers will start to act responsible and employees will use messenger less and produce more - AND PICK UP THE PHONE AND DELIVER WORLDCLASS SERVICE. Is the future bright (do I have to start wearing sunglasses indoors Michael Jackson style) - well prob not short term. But for you entrepreneurs out there - its OPPORTUNITY LAND a fucking GOLDMINE. The noisy idiots who where there for money alone are LONG GONE - they r now consulting for public institutions (like even I am as long as I’m handcuffed) - and the rich kids playing GONG-Ho for family money are flushed out with the toilet water (stocks and real estate). So, now YOU (yes I’m shouting at YOU) can go ahead and do your thing - fully hearth driven - passion driven and its even possible to hire superstars (or get them on board on a good upside deal). Go GO GO GO GO Go.

Everything seems to be redefined now - BLING IS SO 2008 - SHOWOFF as well - and there must be tons of art deals to do. (I’m out of the loop but I feel such a vibe). And with new printing technology you can make a 2×2m print for less then 150$.

Tell it like it is. I think the truth is the new black. Ive been 100% honest about my situation - and yes it was tough in the beginning. I’M A FUCKING LOOSER - I LOST A FORTUNE. But hey - I’m getting stronger - I started with nothing - I did not own nothing but a bike until 2 years ago  - and here  am again + I have some knowledge that 0,00001% of the world populatin have. I could do an interview everyday with international media (Spain, Holland, Iceland, Brazil, US…) - everyone wants to talk to someone who actually admit that he/she was wiped by the crisis and takes the full blame HIMSELF. I DO. I chose Polish Forbes (because its weird and fun) and German Focus (April) where I wrote the most insane GA’GA’GA-LOGO essay.

NOTE: Survival mechanism #1: Get some kids!!!!!!

In Guatemala is saw the project that have moved the deepest of my entrepreneurial genomes ever. Bio fuel 3rd generation (B100) will really change the world. And Matias T and his amassing farther turned on like a teen on a stripjoint - with their project and knowledge and ACTIONS. I can wait to get my handcuffs of - ohh dear lord.

If you have gotten the Twitter flue like me - (and you are a curious person) you will have one big question nagging you. How the heck do they scale this shit. Well here is a VERY INTERESTING interview. I still hate how fast a culture can become cooperate (some answers are just lame) - but its very interesting philosophy. Ev is just THE MASTER OF ALL PREACHERS.

Thinking about running - I need to get back on track - i’ve really been good at doing it daily - but the last 7 days have been of. Follow my twitter and hopefully you will see I had a run around 17.00 today.

Weird to be SO UNSUCCESSFUL and yet have so much on my mind - and feel so relatively GOOD.

PS. I don’t really want to blog about my consulting work - it’s hard work and not really what I AM. SORRY.

(I simply get off to this song - its ENRGY!). Run, Dance, THink, Blink, Drink og Act…)

“Whats Hot In Danmark, Morten”

I oftenly get the question - what internet companies are hot in Denmark. And for quite some time I’ve just said - Freeway.dk. I still say that - despite the fact that quite some of their properties (DKBN (Nightlife pictures) and Arto (youth community) is getting their balls kicked blue by FaceBook. These guys are now going international with Spigo (first time in a language different then Jydsk :) - I think its a winner.

Mygdal

I always say Mygdal (23HQ and Reboot.dk) - its a mantra - he is TRUE TO THE SPIRIT of building. Its not business - or the dream of overnight succes and a Rolls. Its business/change/innovation/imporvements/etichs all in one (with the wunderkid Guan on the board - Harvard, MIT, NYU - the full shabang).

SteelSeries

Jacob Wolff’s (no blog - no selfprom - no ceo title) little glass mousepad business - is now beyond 20mioUSD in rev and becomming the Burton of eSports - with a huge line of product and endorsement by 80-90% of all professional computer gamers. And you aint seen nothing yet. Bruce and Tino (CEO and HEAD OF PRODUCT DEV are insanely good)

Jimmy, Moseholm (and Rockstar Balder)

GoViral is in their own league - conering an industry that is huge but has NO IDEA OF HOW TO GENERATE REVENUE to keep up with their insane serving costs. (Youtube, MetaCafe…). Just got funding from Kenneth Ventures. NOTE: Balder got some cash and can now do new spacy things - thats so beautifull so against the “I build a cooperate carrer and become wealthy” - i love it.. Balder is spacy/crazy/honest/good hearted/smart/different/hardworking - and therefor now rich.

BIG NEWCOMMERS

Amir & Plurk

Amir, 24 (this Bosnian wunderkids who lived in DK for 17 years) - has build one of the most interesting Danish startups for years. This is Twitter for the MESSENGER GENERATION - super cool - strange - sexy. Growing at nearly same peace as Twitter where in their first year. (I love that we have people in DK with “other ethnical background” who are succesfull - and love to hear how he has been building everything with a global virtual team. KEEP AN EYE on this thing.

The Butcher and The Salesguy

abgruppen.dk - dont be confused by A Gruppen :) - these guys will build an impire around the construction industry and ass the lead services and marketplaces you can imagine. Martin (former butcher - still looks like one) and Partner is just the real thing. (I think)

I have no clue why I just wrote this post - 6.45 in the morning - but its: Done.
Haev a great day - I will :)

Gekko.com (new startup from my friend and partner in (some) crime Dino) does the trick when you travel and you know that Hotels are not just Hotels.

Its still a bit fresh and getting around the site (adding friends, writing reviews) is not optimized yet. But you simply get the hotels and recommendations that suits you (IMPRESSIVE for me). I simply cant wait to more people will involve and share reviews - then this service is a KILLER. And I have really needed it.

Its kind of Social :) - need i to say 2.0, sticky… (Bullshit BINGO) - no its honest.

Officially Gekko says

Gekko gives you personalised recommendations you can trust based on your unique profile and the preferences of like-minded people in the community.

UPDATE from Dino: Morten thx a lot….and don’t forget…..this is just a starting point…..the algo is selflearning …..the more people do the better the results get. Restaurants will be in in 3 weeks….thx Dino

Skype to get back on founders hands (NYT)

(I have no inside knowledge and have not talked to Niklas and Janus for 2months).

How would i do this (Skype relaunch):

Well its simple - I would give Evan Williams a call and join Twitter and Skype in a new hardcore gamble against everyone else in the social space. Twitter could be independently run - and Skype could integrate a smooth (WHAT ARE YOU DOING (nearly must) UPDATE) - and you would subscribe to your friends by default - and bingo you have a potential bigger audience then Facebook. (Dont put to much into the Facebook competitoon - that does not matter - Twitter/Skype (Squitter :) - would be something complety different).

Squitter is the new big thing :)

Joltid is a company that controls the core Pier 2 Pier technology that makes Skype so special on PCs/Macs (its not implementet in iPhones) - becuase Skype only needs a fraction of the infrastructure that everyone else in the space needs (read P2P in wikipedia). Its insane to think about the power Nik and Jay has with the terminated contract in hand.

New York Times:
“In a regulatory filing April 1, eBay disclosed that Joltid, a company founded by Mr. Zennstrom and Mr. Friis, had terminated eBay’s license to Joltid’s peer-to-peer technologies”

Funny note about Joltid.

Its seemed hard to find a name for the company - and someone looked around the room and saw a swedish CD called Jultid (Christmas Time in swedish). So the company became Joltid :) (PRETTY TRUE!!)

I think this guy is on to something.

Withing the last 2 weeks I have talked to 4 people who wanted to quit their WELL PAID BORING jobs and have fun. That seems to be a trend - in reseccion? (Makes no sense). One actually ACT’ed and did it.

WHATCH THIS!!!!!!

http://www.onlive.com
This company will be bigger then you can imagine. Esport (computer gaming) has kept me out - due to hardware requirements. But now it’s a nobrainer - Esport with social interaction is the biggest thing to come ever… And the MAC guys is now enabled - and Apple stock will also go up :). Im shaking - really - just love these disruptive technologies!!!

If you are in a hurry - go to 36min - and se Steve Perlman talk about the fight against speed of light :)

Jeg var ikke rigtig klog da jeg gik ind i den avis - men holly christ jeg har laert meget ! Og NU er jeg lidt SUR.

SAA STOPPER FESTEN

Nu har min tidligere bestyrelsesformand for avisens driftselskaber igen placeret en historie som er 100% opspind i medierne. Jeg skulle uhh ha - have lavet dokumentfalsk.

Men som de sagde i BAGMANDSPOLITIET da han sidst viste sin 100% mangel paa forretningsindsigt (ved at tro at Meecom skulle have vearet istand til at give mig penge under bordet fra deres tomme kasse) og lokkede en taburet polititkere fra enhedslisten til at politi andmelde mig:

“Vi ka tydeligt se at dette er ren chikane (hvem tager dog et papir som dette ud af en samenhaeng) - men dette ser vi ofte. Der er ingen sag - men nogle vil have dig igennem presse møllen.”

Ganske rigtigt er der ALDRIG BLEVET ET SAGSNUMMER UD AF DET - og Svenn og politikeren burde have regningen (og noget medicin) for deres konspirationsteoretiske anmeldelse. Spild at skattekroner - Spild af tid - men sikkert godt for Svenn Aaage’s image…?

Nye anklager

Der kan ikke sættes en finger på noget af det der er foregået i avisen!!!

INTET!

Jeg har selv pådraget mig den ultimative gabestoksstraf - og kan ikke starte virksomheder i en rum tid - jeg er i karantæne. Jeg er nu konsulent med sukkersød stemme, slesk tale og slibrige roser til alle der vælger at hyre mig. MEN JEG TUDER IKKE - DET ER SIKKERT SUNDT.

Jeg er 100% uforstående overfor de anklager som mine ellers dygtige ansatte Svenn og Morten fremkommer med i den nye, og i øvrigt ellers skidegode, bog. (En historie som Berlingske idag vaelger at spinne).

De pisse dygtige bestyrelsesmedlemmer Jimmy Maymann og Herman Haraldson skrev jo ikke under på regnskaberne og tog pa ferie med slukket mobiltelefon uden at se dokumentationen for finansieringen bag regnskabet.

Svenn Dam, som heller ikke var der da lokummet brændte, forsvandt i over en uge. Imens tvang jeg nærmest nogle mine Amerikanske investorer til at købe mit arvesølv - BullGuard - til spotpris. For at faa til loenninger.

Svenn stod i håndvaskens nu glasklare skær og skulle på ferie (ja midt i overlevelseskampen - vær ikke forundret keare laeser). Han skrev, i sin iver for at komme hurtigt afsted, under uden at se dokumentationen for den tilførte kapital!!!! Det må da være en burde vaere en bestyrelsesansvarssag i sig selv vill nogen sige - men ikke mig. Han fik en del opkald fra min CFO - og var hele tiden i kontakt med CFO’en - INTET er nyt for Svenn og det jeg svarede på i artiklen var blot at jeg ikke kunne få fat på ham - resten er fejlciteret. Men han proever at faa svinet mig til - og har vel egentlig succes. For der går vel ikke røg…

At jeg så tryller pengene frem - som der ikke kan sættes en finger på - er jo kun hans held. Rent faktisk blev han på sit feriested telefonisk informeret at vi af rent konkurrencemæssige årsager ikke behøver oplyse beløbet (en god ide fostret af Morten Nissen Nielsen). Dette har han  tilsyneladende glemt i sin iver for at forfølge konspirationsteorier - men det er faktisk en uvæsentlig detalje, sammenlignet med at vi ikke havde den endelige finansieringsdokumentation på plads endnu, da han satte sin underskrift. (Ikke et ord om bestyrelses ansvar, professionalisme eller dybde i sit DKK 1,7 mio om aaret deltidsjob).

Det undrer mig derfor meget at denne mand kan have bestyrelsesposter i nye milliardsatsninger - med endog meget sorte udsigter. I Dansk Bredbaand har man snart brændt en milliard af (hov det ligner en stime for Hr. Dam). Hvis man ringer til AGF (sjovt link) eller til Lars Kolind - som nu også er i retssag med Svenn – bliver min forundring yderligere underbygget. Og sidst han blev fyret fra en avis var det ogsaa de andres skyld - ikke noget med at tage ansvaret for et skole engelsk der fik Montgommery til at grine og Pelle (Metro chefen) kun har hånlig latter tilovers for. Derudover har jeg har haft en samtale med Danmark største avismand som, i den rareste tone kunne berette at manden aldrig havde nået et budget.

For nu at tage den hele vejen rundt - sa er det jo også et sindsygt bevis på manglende forretningstæft at han har erklaeret mig konkurs. Viljen til at destruere opvejer 100% logikken -
1) han kunne sku da regne ud at han ikke ville faa en krone - mine selskaber er intet vaerd i konkurs. 99% af alle mine investeringer har (til min egen overaskelse) en “Change of ownership/bankrupsy clausul” således at de ikke kan sælges til tilfældige hvis jeg er konkurs. Det er 100% standard - saa de  smaa fantastiske startups ikke ender med hostile investorer. Men de betyder at det hele er NUL VÆRD - og i denne krise er det SLET IKKE NOGET VÆRD.
2) Jeg har måtte sige nej til de vildeste nye projekter som allerede ku have tjent 4-5 mio EUR fordi jeg ikke maa eje noget. Det er sku da ærgeligt - men mest for Svenn - jeg har sku godt af at være på pinebænken og komme i god fysisk form - lege med ungerne - og finde den næste version af mig.

Det meget underlige er at jeg faktisk syntes Svenn var god i mange sammenhænge (og for det meste arbejdede om en hest) - men det er ligesom når man starter sin første virksomhed (dette var min første store virksomhed) - så tror man sku på hvad de såkaldt erfarne siger. Man glemmer at de heller ikke ved noget - og man kan ikke se om de er gode mennesker foer til lokummet brænder.

Nu ku vi så begynde at politianmelde hinanden (sæbeoperaen ruller jo allerede) - jeg kunne jo teoretisk set anmelde for:

a) Tyveri og læk af fortrolige dokumenter (men fuck det)
b) Manglende bestyrelses etik (man går da ikke bag om ryggen pa hinanden)
c) Afpresning (Thordis gider heller ikke - men hun har jo oplevet afpresning)
d) Mon ikke jeg kunne få en eller anden til at anmelde for kickback - hvis man ser paa hvor sindsyg vores trykkontrakter så ud udefra? Mon somerhuset i Italien er bygget for helt beskattede midler? Nabo’er der stikker hinanden og børns forældre der sagsøger hinanden - det er sikker fremtiden. Men ikke med mig som medspiller.

Det rager mig langsomt - det hele handler vel om at man kan se sig selv i øjnene. Og jeg forstår på skolekammeraterne at Svenn har haft det meget svært - og jeg ville intet få ud af det.

Jeg var ikke rigtig klog at gå ind i den avis - men slet ikke rigtig klog da jeg ikke fulgte mine instinkter (og min mentors råd), eller lave due dilligence og smide Svenn ud første gang jeg havde følelsen. Dumt. MIN FEJL og kun min. Og Hr. Nissen er en pisse talentfuldt stjerne - der bliver sat i skyggen af sin mentor. Bittert.

PS. Og nej hr Berlingske journalist - du har ikke faaet modstridende forklaringer fra CFO og Jeg - du har ikke hoert efter og vaeret helt fyr og flamme for at lave denne historie. Og professorer der bliver lavet spin paa - spinner på dette som var det dit eget væveri - jeg har ikke været tæt på regnskabdelen - men min CFO havde fuldt styr på det. Og vi lavede ikke fejl - da vi vidste at alle øjne var på os.

PPS. Jeg har massere af tid nu - massere af penge det har vi haft - værdighed ligesaa - og jeg gider ikke mere pis fra sådan en lusker. Brænde andre folks penge af skånselsløst - kun med egen personlig vinding for øje - det er hvad han gør. Rend mig - jeg vil lave mine ting - og jeg er SULTEN TIL DEN DAG DE SLUKKER PULTEN (Jokeren).

Stand By Me from David Johnson on Vimeo.

Nothing to say - just enjoy - music connecting people.

FUCK THE CRISIS!!

I have been going trough hell since my fucked up newspaper project tanked - and I only blame myself. BUT at the same time Ive gotten so much love (my column about the happiness release in Focus.de will be released soon)- there are two guys in this world who have done really REALLY stupid things - but they are forgiven many times. (that’s my most read story ever as a blogger). After that post I have been called from every part of the world to consult (and speak) for people who have been in my shoes or are one shoe away… But I need to mention a couple of exspiriences i have had - like Frederik (the absolute fucked up Icelandic guy) who owns www.thelaundromatcafe.com

- this crazy amasing lovely mann called me instantly and told me that I could always drop by with the kids for a dinner privately or at the cafe. And I have to say that the Cafe (two locations) is one of the best in the city. Plain straight and GOOD CROWD + fair price. Off course wifi is free.

THE WORLD IS GOOD

I have also been contacted by many many nice people who have offered me help in any way shape or form and I simply cant believe it. THE WORLD IS GOOD - REALLY GOOD. And when everything is upside down - this t-shirt says everyting:

buy it here

MYGDAL FOR PRESIDENT

And then on a last note - I have to say (again) that Mygdal and the BIG THINKERS - with entrapnurial stamina like Hugh Hefner makes me so happy. This message says everything about how vibrant STILL online is:

CONSULTING & SPEAKING

This week I will speak at www.unternehmertag2009.com it’s a very cool event by the guys from Mountain Partners - at first they are as stiff at a british upperclass upperlip and a teenage dick after a wet dream - but when you get under their skin - they are pretty cool and agressive like no one else…

I miss my creative side - this old Toyota ad reminds me of the advertising days.

(I’m a late adopter!!)

When I arived here ot Japan - they where VERY kind to lend me an iPhone. AND WHOLLY COW - im 100% blown away.

It’s the best thing after kids, food and sex.

With Gmail - i was 100% synced up in 45sec - contacts, calender and mail - and facebook and twitter (twitteriffic blows my mind)- BANG BANG BANG. I would never have imagined that technology and hardware could melt together in one hazzlefree unit. WOW. WOW. Im so sad to let my blackberry know that it’s dead - going of the coorperate fields where it belongs.

NOTE: Only iPhone SUPER WEAKNESS is no copy paste - but that suposed to come.