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My name is Tine Thygesen. I've built three companies and had a blast doing so. I work with tech startups, disruption, community building and sustainable businesses. I sit on several boards, get to speak at great events and write for a few newspapers. I care about growing succesful, scalable, purpose-driven companies. That's where the big opportunities lie ahead.

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This is mostly old news

I have a new website which is my primary page and has all the new info. You can find articles, contact info etc on www.tinethygesen.com. 

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Husk lige et det er idag du skal hjælpe klimaet. Ved at stemme på partier som aktivt gør noget for at ændre status quo, og som ikke har været med til at ødelægge det. Det der gøres nu er ikke nok. Vi skal have folk i kommunalbestyrelserne og regionsrådet som tager det helt anderledes alvorligt. ⁣ ⁣ Der findes et nyt klima parti som hedder Ny Momentum. De kunne været et udemærket protest valg. Ellers er De Radikale, SF, Alternativet og Enhedslisten også fremme og tale om klima i valgkampen. Desværre er ingen af de store eller de blå. ⁣ ⁣ Nej, der findes ikke andre sager som er vigtigere. Der findes ingen sager større end frisk drikkevand, luft vi ikke bliver syge af, og vejr som ikke skyller vores hjem væk. Der er ingen mærkesager større end liv på jorden. Så stem lige grønt idag. Klimaet har brug for dig⁣ ⁣ #vigtigereendCop26 #klimaErHverdag #fremtid #stemgrønt #sidstechance? #forvoresbørn⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CWVIRFmMJzp/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I've got really good news. I am joining the board of Coop Invest, a brand new investment company. ⁣ ⁣ The company will be an active investor, investing in startups, companies and technologies, as well as support its current portfolio of FBD møbler and Coop Folkeskove etc.  ⁣ ⁣ Aside from getting to work with technology and growth which I love, it is a special privilege to be working alongside Stine Bosse, a leader and rolemodel whose courage to speak out I've often admired.  ⁣ ⁣ #luckyme #investment #greatpeople #future #technology https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFC3-VMNe4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Dinner with whole TV2 BusinessClass crew. As usual @vibekedb and co. did all the hard yard prep and the rest of us got to stroll in last minute and have a great time. I hope you guys know how much we appreciate it 😘🙏🎬📽. #tv2 #businessclass #businesstv #bestcrew https://www.instagram.com/p/CSkHOZGsVX9/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Kun  småbørnsforældre kan forstå helt for stort det her er. En helt varm kop kaffe som jeg garanteret kan drikke færdig mens den stadig er varm! ☕️ Det er vidunderligt at være på småbørnsfamilieferie men hold da op, hvor er det også en bedrift at stå helskindet på den anden side! ⁣ ⁣ Idag var jeg for første gang tilbage på Matrikel1 efter barsel & ferie og jeg suger energien til mig som en tørlagt svamp. Det har været fedt at kunne arbejde hjemmefra under corona, men jeg kunne også begynde at mærke det var på tide med input og energi udefra. Jeg har lidt huleboer tendenser, så nogen gange glemmer jeg hvor meget jeg elsker at løbe ind i gamle venner og bekendte og hvor meget jeg faktisk er afhængig af inspiration udefra for at udfordre egne tanker. ⁣ ⁣ Jeg glæder mig til at begynde at arbejde flex igen. Jeg har fundet en rytme hvor jeg er hjemme når jeg skal koncentrere mig om artikler og dybe emner, og hvor jeg er i byen for hele dage med masser af møder. Det virker godt for mig med kombinationen. ⁣ ⁣ Hvad er dit flex setup her post corona?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #flexarbejde #postcorona #frihed #kaffeudenbørn #voksentid #koncentration #energi (at Matrikel1) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZVEX2skDr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It’s one of my life goals to plant a forest. Therefore it’s with pride and thankfulness that I can now share that I am have been appointed to the board of ‘Klimaskovfonden’, the new Climate and Forest Foundation, by the minister for the environment. 🌳 ⁣ It's been a good month. I've just been elected to the board of Gyldendal too and I'm grateful for all the trust placed in me these days⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ The Klimaskovfond foundation is being kick started with 15 million USD (100 million DKK) from the government. It will be run as an independent entity with the purpose of offering a trustworthy place to carbon offset emissions. The money donated to the foundation (by companies, government and individuals) will be used to plant forests in Denmark⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ More on the foundation and the rest of the board see link in bio⁣ ⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/COKcsx5Bcsk/?igshid=1rb4lbnpvj9zb

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Jeg har rigtig gode nyheder. Jeg blev i denne uge valgt ind som bestyrelsesmedlem i Gyldendal. ⁣ ⁣ Gyldandal er min første bestyrelsespost i en børsnoteret virksomhed og i milliard-omsætnings-klassen. Den kommer 12 år efter jeg fik tildelt min første bestyrelsespost, af hvilke det er blevet til ca. 20 gennem tiden. Selskabet står som alle andre forlag overfor en hård udfording i en tid hvor folks tid er sparsom og hvor konkurrencen om den er international. ⁣ ⁣ Gyldendal er jo nærmest en institution indenfor dansk litteratur og som kæmpe læsehest så jeg elsker produktet i den her virksomhed. Jeg fik kærligheden til bøgerne fra min mor hvis ansigt lyste op når pakken fra Gyldendals bogklub ankom hver måned. Sammen med hende drog jeg på biblioteket for at vende hjem med bæreposer fyldt med månedens læsning. Hun lærte mig at fordybelsen er vigtig for at finde fred inde i sig selv. Og at man selv er ansvarlig for at udvide sin horisont. Idag er hun her ikke mere, men jeg ved hun ville være særlig stolt over netop den her bestyrelsespost. ⁣ ⁣ Som digital iværksætter elsker jeg udfordringen i en gammel forlagsvirksomhed der nu skal kæmpe på de digitale fronter. Produkterne ændrer sig med lynets hast, og samme gør formaterne. Men Gyldendal er 250 år gammel og det har aldrig været vigtigere at virksomheder som den består. I en tid med fake news, sociale medier og intolerance er information, historier og læring vores vores vigtigste redskab for at bevare fred og demokrati. Derfor er der masser af plads til gamle virksomheder som Gyldendal i den digitale tidsalder, faktisk har vi behov for dem for de har flere værdier end kun at tjene penge. ⁣ ⁣ Jeg glæder mig til at komme igang.  https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-GQ1Ahsev/?igshid=yu7mne3z0p43

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Jeg har rigtig gode nyheder. Jeg blev i denne uge valgt ind som bestyrelsesmedlem i Gyldendal. ⁣ ⁣ Gyldandal er min første bestyrelsespost i en børsnoteret virksomhed og i milliard-omsætnings-klassen. Den kommer 12 år efter jeg fik tildelt min første bestyrelsespost, af hvilke det er blevet til ca. 20 gennem tiden. Selskabet står som alle andre forlag overfor en hård udfording i en tid hvor folks tid er sparsom og hvor konkurrencen om den er international. ⁣ ⁣ Gyldendal er jo nærmest en institution indenfor dansk litteratur og som kæmpe læsehest så jeg elsker produktet i den her virksomhed. Jeg fik kærligheden til bøgerne fra min mor hvis ansigt lyste op når pakken fra Gyldendals bogklub ankom hver måned. Sammen med hende drog jeg på biblioteket for at vende hjem med bæreposer fyldt med månedens læsning. Hun lærte mig at fordybelsen er vigtig for at finde fred inde i sig selv. Og at man selv er ansvarlig for at udvide sin horisont. Idag er hun her ikke mere, men jeg ved hun ville være særlig stolt over netop den her bestyrelsespost. ⁣ ⁣ Som digital iværksætter elsker jeg udfordringen i en gammel forlagsvirksomhed der nu skal kæmpe på de digitale fronter. Produkterne ændrer sig med lynets hast, og samme gør formaterne. Men Gyldendal er 250 år gammel og det har aldrig været vigtigere at virksomheder som den består. I en tid med fake news, sociale medier og intolerance er information, historier og læring vores vores vigtigste redskab for at bevare fred og demokrati. Derfor er der masser af plads til gamle virksomheder som Gyldendal i den digitale tidsalder, faktisk har vi behov for dem for de har flere værdier end kun at tjene penge. ⁣ ⁣ Jeg glæder mig til at komme igang https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-F3Q0B5Eo/?igshid=1uuklvlbtij8d

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En af de store fordele ved Zoom møder er, at man kun behøver at se forretningsmæssigt præsentabel ud på øverste halvdel af kroppen. Det har jeg haft stor nytte af i 2020. Derfor er der nok ikke så mange der ved, at jeg gennem 2020 har arbejdet på et større biologisk projekt, som jeg nu vil tage lidt orlov for at gøre færdigt. ⁣ ⁣ Jeg glæder mig til at tage en pause. Da jeg fik min datter for to år siden arbejdede jeg gennem hele perioden både op til og efter. Faktisk fik jeg ikke en eneste dags barsel før fødslen og var tilbage da min datter var 4 måneder. Det har jeg sidenhen fortrudt. Både fordi jeg har forstået mere om livet siden, om hvor værdifulde og kortvarige livets forskellige perioder er. Jeg har også forstået, at det var et misforstået hensyn fordi det faktisk var mit behov mere end virksomhedens at forblive synlig og aktiv. Og at det viste sig at værdsættelsen af min indsats slet ikke stod mål med hvad kostede i nærvær at skulle være to steder på een gang. ⁣ ⁣ Jeg har i de sidste år lært en vigtig lektie; at verden faktisk er ligeglad med om jeg tager en pause. Den opdager det faktisk næsten ikke. Det var en vildt skræmmende tanke i starten, men efter en del arbejde med mig selv har jeg formået at finde en fred og ro i tanken også. Fordi det sætter mig fri fra tanken om at det er mit ansvar at fikse alle verdens problemer. Jeg kan anbefale at prøve.⁣ ⁣ Denne gang har jeg tænkt mig at trække stikket. Jeg vil prøve først og fremmest at være menneske, mor, grøntsagsdyrker, boglæser, søvnunderskudskaffedrikker, rejsende, hobbyfotograf, natur entusiast, miljøforkæmper og alt det andet sjove jeg næsten ikke har haft tid til de sidste 20 år fordi jeg kun har prioriteret min karriere. ⁣ ⁣ Kan du have det godt så længe. Vi ses på den anden side.  👨‍🍼😘🙏⁣ ⁣ #lifebreak #såerderpause #tænkepause #babybreak #familie #kærlighed #søvnløsenætter #etheltmenneske https://www.instagram.com/p/CJxy0THBz27/?igshid=wj13uabj3n69

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New path ahead? 💫💫💫⁣ ⁣ It's not every day you get a chance to run a venture fund. I know lots of seasoned entrepreneurs who'd like to switch to the other side so I wanted to share a job opening for a fund manager of a new emerging tech fund at Rockstart.⁣ ⁣ I've been working with Rockstart for several years, and am excited to see the once-accelerator turn into a microVC with several funds. Emerging Tech is the historical stronghold of the organisation so this fund is important to Rockstart, who have already invested in 350 early stage companies to date.⁣ ⁣ If you're an experienced track record entrepreneur, great at emerging tech and want to be part of building a new kind of early stage investment company then have a look at this. Based in Amsterdam or Copenhagen.⁣ ⁣ (note that I, as a board member, am not involved with the recruitment process so please pose questions and applications directly to Rockstart, as per the post) ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #rockstart #venturecapital #job #opportunity #finance #investor #startup #entrepreneur #dreamjob (at Copenhagen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIVh3GtB57x/?igshid=1kasadx9khjhg

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I’m want to give young green companies a chance for an angel investment. ⁣ ⁣ This picture is from 2007 when I started my first company in my garage in Australia, knowing absolutely no one that could help me start or build a company. The journey towards starting had already been a long one at that point. For years I’d been reading all the books about entrepreneurs I could get my hands on, thinking big thoughts and sketching out business ideas. I was terrified of failing, of loosing people’s respect and of loosing faith in myself. ⁣ ⁣ When I finally made the decision to start my own company it was thanks to my boyfriend at the time who told me three things: Firstly he told me that I “think big but act small”. I realised immediately that he was right, and that I would have simply have to find more courage if I wanted any chance to get this exceptional life I dreamt about. Secondly I told me that we could take 20,000 Australian dollars of our shared money (of which we had very few) and it would be ok if I lost them all. That took away some of the pressure to succeed which was paralysing me. Thirdly he told me to either start now, or stop talking about it. He’d been listening to business ideas for 5 years by then and was probably sick of listening to big plans that would never materialise. ⁣ ⁣ His words gave me the courage to quit my job as a special events manager and start an my first company, an ecommerce company. In the process I became an entrepreneur. ⁣ ⁣ Back in 2007 I would have given my right arm for someone to ask questions. Today I want to help other entrepreneurs in similar situations. I will help by making one small angel investment of around €20,000 (150,000 DKK) and then supporting the company. Your company can get a chance to getting if you move fast, are a promising young green mission-driven company and fit my criteria (see blog post link/link in bio).⁣ ⁣ The reasons I’m doing this is also because it's evident that angel and venture investments go to a select small group of people because there is bias in venture investing, despite best intentions. We need to break the current pattern by funding new companies with diversity, female founders, https://www.instagram.com/p/CHaDsjUBGwh/?igshid=921tj4bnzt55

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It’s with a big smile on my face that I can tell you that Rockstart has now successfully closed another fund, this time in alternative energy 🌞🌊🌳 ⁣ We call it Rockstart Energy Fund, and it will send €21m (156 mio DKK) towards startups and new solutions to solve the world’s growing energy needs. 🌳👍😁🌳⚡️ ⁣ Link in bio for more info⁣ ⁣ Image of Rune Theill, Rockstart CEO.⁣ ⁣ #alternativeenergy #greenfuture #newways #entrepreneurs #innovation #startups #rockstart #investing #future #hope #change https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPT_9nhXER/?igshid=1hxd4yv00dbol

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Would you also like to become a wee bit rich and famous? I’ve had the pleasure of going on a journey of development with TV host and musician Mathias Hammer known from DR.⁣ ⁣ Mathias set out to achieve his mission of “becoming an icon”, just like his idol Beethoven, and turned his journey into a podcast series. I had the pleasure of talk to Mathias about building his business and personal potential; to start capitalizing on his talent and make more money. That's a bit of a taboo in many fields, and that's exactly why it's such an interesting conversation.⁣ ⁣ If you're interesting in building a personal brand, in understanding your talent stack, making more money, or becoming a bit more famous you can follow Mathias' conversations too. Link in bio. I certainly found it interesting to hear the different takes and insights.⁣ ⁣ #ikon #karriere #musiker #kendt #iværksætter #vækst #potentiale #icon #berømt (at Matrikel1) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF9i0v-Bmy-/?igshid=1su2l26z1i7k5

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It’s not enough to rely on new technologies to get us out of our climate emergency. We also need a carbon tax, and massive other changes. That’s what I and 68 other green entrepreneurs are trying to tell the government with the open letter published today. ⁣ ⁣ To read the article see link in bio ⁣ ⁣ It begins: “Til Dansk Erhvervs Årsdag slog statsminister Mette Frederiksen (S) fast, at det er de innovative virksomheder, der skal hjælpe Danmark til at nå målet om en 70-procents reduktion af CO2-udslippet i 2030:⁣ ⁣ “Det kan kun lade sig gøre, hvis vi tør tro på, at teknologien er med til at finde svarene for os. Gør vi ikke det, bliver det kun højere afgifter. Og det er ikke svaret. Det er ikke svaret i dag, og det er ikke svaret om fem år eller om ti år. Det er ny teknologi, og det er innovation," lød det fra Mette Frederiksen. ⁣ ⁣ Vi er nogle af de innovative virksomheder, der udvikler de teknologier, statsministeren taler om. Vi sætter pris på politikerne og befolkningens tillid til os. Men vi må allerede skuffe jer, for problemet er for kritisk og for stort til, at politikerne trygt kan overlade opgaven til os.”⁣ ⁣ #klima #erhverv #teknologi #omstilling #dethaster https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMKBZ9hN4I/?igshid=1p6tfrvr8h5dw

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It’s not all champagne and fast cars in startup land. It's with sadness that I have to tell you that Founders House will be closing down, one more victim of coronavirus. ⁣ ⁣ It’s almost 10 years since Founders House opened its doors as the first tech coworking space in the Nordics. Since then, hundreds of entrepreneurs have built their tech businesses from there, greatly aided by the camaraderie, mutual help, introductions, friendships, strong coffee and investors extended by the Founders House network. ⁣ ⁣ For years it was Copenhagen’s first point of contact for international startup visitors and investors, and after the move and creation of Startup Village it became the largest concentration of tech startups in the country. Sadly corona has proven too big an adversary as it was combined with existing space challenges. ⁣ ⁣ I want to take the chance to thank everyone. 1000s of people were part of making the community vibrant and useful. 100s of companies had their daily business there, all bringing knowledge and connections to each other. 10s of employees were a part of making it the most homey work space I've ever been in. Much love to you all. ⁣ ⁣ Full story https://www.tinethygesen.com/recent-press/one-sad-corona-casualty-founders-house-is-going-to-close-down⁣ ⁣ #startup #dkjobs #copenhagen #startupvillage @foundershouse (at Copenhagen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMGGxphOPZ/?igshid=y8iz0ze3xav9

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What’s the ‘good life’ to you? To me it’s a life with less stress, a healthier body and mind, a stronger feeling of social connectedness with people around me and less daily pressure so I have time for myself and my family. ⁣ ⁣ That’s good life is the 2.0 version and I believe it’s what we find at the end of the rainbow when we change to a more sustainable lifestyle where we focus on stuff that really matters and disregard consumerist tactics that try to tell us the owning more things is the answer to all our problems. We’ve tried that and look where it got us 😖⁣ ⁣ 'The good sustainable life' was the topic of discussion when I met with a group of the most progressive green thinkers in danish entrepreneurship, creative business and investing the other night. I’m organising regular for dinner like this because I learned 10 years ago when I was part of forming the tech startup community that trust and collaboration between key players is a key component in individual success. So I’m organising dinners and events to try to do my bit to create a similar community now for future-minded business people who care about environment, biodiversity and climate. I hope it can help speed things up. ⁣ ⁣ At the dinners we discuss how we can help accelerate the switch from ‘black' to ‘green’ business with great food, wine and company. For this dinner NordicLA helped me organise a small intimate concert with jazzband Godspeed as a surprise treat 🌟 ⁣ ⁣ These talks give me hope. I need that because as an individual I sometimes feel powerless and frustrated about the (lack of) speed of this green transition. It’s like people think we have a choice between continuing status quo or to change, but I don’t think we do. I think we’re in a great hurry.⁣ ⁣ What do you think we can do? And do you want to be part of a community of future-minded business people who actively try to shift away from status quo⁣ ⁣ #bæredygtig #community #impact #danmark #erhverv #grønterhverv #forandring #change #sustainability #økosystem #dkstartups #cphftw #sharing #grasrod (at Matrikel1) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEqnz5sBNaG/?igshid=ernnvuhwqei2

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There’s much worth commenting in the business world, and many people not willing to speak up 🤐 I’ve chosen another path and have always been willing to comment because I think it’s everyone’s responsibility (and mine) to engage with civic society around us to try to move society in the direction we’d like it to go.⁣ ⁣ The newest manifestation of this is that I’ve said yes to join business podcast Bundlinjen made by Finans.dk on a monthly basis as a commentator on current business events and trends 💸 ⁣ I joined for the first time today. This picture is a snapshot from the studio with host Maria Kehlet (left) and fellow commentators Lars Sander Matjeka, board member and former CEO of Aller Media, and journalist Anders Heide Mortensen⁣ ⁣ more info in general on www.tinethygesen.com/former-press/new-monthly-podcast-with-finansdk and a link to today’s episode in bio⁣ ⁣ #bundlinjen #newgig #podcast #business #forretning #finansdk #kommentator #ansvarligledelse #forretningstrends (at Politikens Hus) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZHBE0hJxk/?igshid=98cdlql62dfc