This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 25th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. With new laws, the EU has American tech giants in a firm grip. But Europe has yet to produce a single one of its own. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton looked visibly pleased as he looked into the camera and delivered the following message: “It is […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 20th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. When the gaming industry’s most important conference, GDC, opens its doors this week, there’s only one question on everyone’s lips: who is going to buy whom? Going to GDC? That’s the most commonly asked question in the games industry at the start of every year. […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 5th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. A weak krona and uncertainty in the tech world are paving the way for an acquisition wave targeting Swedish startups. For American venture capitalists, the conditions couldn’t be better. Two million paying subscribers. That’s the milestone newsletter platform Substack reached recently. The American company offers […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 2nd, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. $27.7 billion may sound expensive. But it is not the buyer Salesforce who pays the really high price in this deal – it is the seller, Slack. It is notoriously difficult to sell enterprise IT to large companies. The sales processes are long, the agreements are […]
