Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. The Quitting Problem During a conversation with a fellow coach this week, I had a realization that shook me to my core. For the past five years, I’ve been clinging to an identity as “the person who made it,” and with that, reluctant to put myself in situations where that...
13 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. From Output to Outcome Back in 2018, I joined Doktor.se, one of Sweden’s fastest-growing healthtech companies, as Android Lead. One thing that puzzled me was how rarely I saw our CTO. He spent most of his time in meetings outside of the team rather than looking at code or...
20 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. The Non-AI Edition AI seems to be everywhere. It doesn’t matter if you’re working with code, people or biology. The message seems to be the same: If you’re not using AI you’re falling behind. For example, my social feeds are filled with people “Vibe Coding” out apps in days,...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and leadership. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. Personal Leadership “He was like a brother to me,” he said, tears welling in his eyes as we sat in our weekly 1-on-1. His voice cracked as he described the accident that had taken his family member just days before. In that moment, spreadsheets and project timelines evaporated...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. Work Hard, Rest Hard When I lived in Beijing, working on a social media app, we had our backs against the wall. Our original product wasn't getting traction, and we needed to completely rebuild before our next funding round. We had three months. What followed was what the gaming...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. The Quantity-Quality Paradox There’s a famous story from the University of Florida that challenges everything we think we know about quality. On the first day of class photography professor Jerry Uelsmann divided his “Beginning Photography” class into two groups. The “quantity”...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. This week I write about my system for working on the most essential task every single day. Staying Sane: My Personal Productivity System Ever felt like you’re constantly busy but not making any real progress? You’re not alone. In today’s world, distractions are everywhere, and...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. Reactive vs. Strategic Mode: A Survival Guide for Busy Leaders In my blog post “The Availability Trap,” I wrote about how the constant state of reactivity plagues modern knowledge workers. The same tools that enable seamless collaboration across time zones—Slack, email, calendar...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to Viktor's Weekly! This is where we will explore topics in the intersection of strategy, product and technology. All done through the lens of my experiences from working in, running and investing in startups. Complexity is the Mind-Killer It’s not so much that we invite complexity into our lives. It sneaks in through the back door, disguised as solutions. A new process here, an extra approval there. Each addition seems sensible. But together they form an invisible web that slowly...
2 months ago • 2 min read