#nntech podcast by Nordnet

"We are going to Mars, baby!"

In this episode, we interview Andreas Vural, the President and the founder of Happy Plugs. We discuss his road to success, a journey from moving from a small town to starting one of the first social networks in Sweden, and then on to founding what will become the global market leader in what Andreas describes as “fashion tech”. It’s a fascinating story and he shares many learnings on how to be a successful entrepreneur. During the interview, Andreas also tells us about Happy Plugs’ new collaboration with H&M.

”Fearlessness is like a muscle.”

In this episode, we interview Johan Lilja, the CEO and co-founder of the much-hyped startup Universal Avenue. They’ve grown in just two years to employ 70 people with offices in UK, Greece, Spain, Sweden and US.

Our podcast on product development, technology, and design is back — but — with a twist. We have a new co-host, Tuva Palm, and a new name Nordnet Tech, with the hashtag #nntech.

Summer is here.

In this episode, we interview Alok Alström the General Manager of Uber in Sweden. We get an inside look at how Uber operates, a company that has scaled from nothing 7 years ago to being valued at more than $60 billion dollars. 

This is the second part of our From Business To Buttons special. We interview Golden Krishna, Design Strategist at Google and the author of the book “The Best Interface is No Interface”. At Google, he works in the Android UX team on shaping the future of the operating system.

This is the first part of our From Business To Buttons special. We interview Susan Weinschenk a psychologist focusing on the intersection of brain science, behavioral psychology and design. She’s written numerous books on the subject such as 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click and How To Get People to Do Stuff.

A milestone!

In this episode we introduce our new awesome CTO Tuva Palm who joined us a little over a month ago.

This episode is for you Agile geeks out there. Dennis and our special guest Mattias Skarin from Crisp go all out nerd about how to use Agile to the fullest. Whether you want to get started with Agile, or if you’re already using the method, there is tons of value to take from the episode.

In this episode, Marcus geeks out about design systems and talks about the launch of Nordnet’s new visual identity and UI kit. He explains Nordnet’s process for working with Atomic Design, a framework for managing design systems. Dennis brings up something that you don’t often read about in the business press: how to manage your manager. He explains some simple tactics that you can apply to elevate yourself in your career, and most importantly to help your manager. Marcus also talks about an interesting article he recently read about the key characteristics of successful organizations. Dennis ends the ep...

In this episode Dennis shares his thoughts on what he refers to as “gravity”, a law of nature in product development: accepting that you have limited resources. Marcus gives examples of how you can create a positive mess in your creative process, causing interesting solutions to flourish. We also have a long rant about Agile. Why should you apply Agile methods? What are the benefits? And lastly, we talk about treating happiness as a skill, just like investing is a skill or nutrition is a skill.

In this episode, Dennis is replaced with our first guest in #slowtofast: Spotify's Design Director Stanley Wood. Since this episode is hosted by two product designers, it's all about - you've guessed it - product design. Marcus and Stanley dig deep into the design process, how to be innovative, align a design language and achieve consistency in user experience. Learn more: http://www.nordnetbloggen.se/episode-5-of-slowtofast-stanley-wood-from-spotify-on-innovation-design-principles-and-culture/08/02/2016/

We debate if there are good and bad failures and if we will really need apps in the future. We also talk about how to successfully work with remote teams. All the links that you might need in order to follow what we talk about, can be found on the Nordnet Tech blog(http://www.nordnetbloggen.se/author/nordnet-tech/)

In this episode we talk about how to find the balance between fidelity and speed, a challenge for any organization working with product development. Dennis shares one of his favorite theories: The Theory of Constraints, a simple and powerful way of identifying bottlenecks in your value stream. Marcus tells two stories about applying a mindset, and a philosophy to produce more innovative and quality work. And lastly, Dennis geeks out on a new toy that he just bought for the office.

In this episode we discuss something that every company struggles with: what tools to use. Dennis argues that tools should always be submissive to the process. The conversation turns a bit existential when Marcus opens up and speaks about the flipside of being a design manager. Marcus also tells the story of AirBnB’s road to success and Dennis talks about creating a “bullshit free zone”. All the links that you might need in order to follow what we talk about, can be found on the Nordnet Tech blog

In this first episode of #slowtofast, we will talk about design sprints, how design is a team sport and the amazing story of the $300 Million button. We will straighten out how killing the blame game and measuring employees’ happiness will deliver customer value at a faster pace. We also mention loads of people, methods and theories. All the links that you might need in order to follow what we talk about, can be found on the Nordnet Tech blog (http://www.nordnetbloggen.se/on-diamonds-and-happiness-slowtofast-episode-1/14/12/2015/).

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