Dear Traveas friend,

Just before the summer I was on stage at Kapitalmarknadsdagen 2009, hosted by RTS (The Swedish Travel and Tourist Industry Federation).

Out of a total of approx 100 applying companies we were first chosen to be one of the 18 finalists to come up on stage. Then, 50 leading investors casted their votes for the hottest company to invest in, and Traveas came out as the second hottest company, beaten only by Boda Borg with just an inch. We are damn proud of course! At the same time we want to send a big congrats to David at BodaBorg and his team, you´ve really made some fantastic achievements the past year.

See my elevator pitch at Kapitalmarknadsdagen 2009:

Just a couple of days later I was up on stage again, this time as a panelist at IMC (Internet Marketing Conference) at Nalen in Stockholm. The topic for the day for us to discuss around was  – Are there any recession proof online strategies?

The panel was led by Mikael Zackrisson, well known Editor in chief for Veckans Affärer.se, one of the leading business magazines in Sweden. On the panel was also Mr Rufus Lidman and fellow entrepreneur Anders Kyhlstedt from Booli to mention a few.

Thanks IMC for inviting me, it was a fun panel to be on, and I think we had some good dynamic in our discussions, both agrees and disagrees.

To my surprise I noticed that I was quoted on Twitter by the audience, which of course is extra fun. I said “ Being in a startup is pretty much like being in a recession for years, 24/7” and Kim Lehult was quick to quote me