Startup entrepreneurs are known to be optimistic, brave and ready to face any challenge. We set up a photo station In the corridors of Maria 01, the Nordics’ leading startup campus, for a day and asked some of the passersby what makes them happy right now. The result is a gallery of faces and reasons to feel sunny about today.
Could health tech make us all happier? We investigate three very different companies that strive for the same goal: a world in which people lead happier and healthier lives.
We spend a big amount of our time by our desks, with our colleagues and our managers. How can we make our workplaces our happy places? We talked to two HR experts to map out the cornerstones of a happier workplace.
What makes an investor truly happy? We sat down with Amel Gaily, managing director of the Finnish Business Angels Network and Pia Santavirta, managing director of the Finnish Venture Capital Association, two powerhouses of the Finnish investment field, to find out whether happiness plays a part in making money grow.
Imagine your life without access to a bank account. Imagine having your life savings stashed under your mattress or your kitchen sink, hidden from potential thieves. Imagine having no pension or financial security. Now imagine the lives of around two billion people worldwide, for whom a life without access to financial freedom is very real.
"Keep going, never look back and set your own goals"– nine theses about success and failure from Helsinki-based Man in Van’s Jon Catani and Olli Martinheimo.
Does an office always have desks? What about four walls? Or, could an office be something completely different? We visit four very different workspaces to find out what the word ‘office’ means for an office worker, a freelance stylist who owns a vintage shop, a moving bicycle mechanic and a startup entrepreneur.
What does it take to succeed in an industry that is as fast-paced and mobile as its product? We texted ‘Hi’ to Petri Lahtinen, the CEO of Moi Mobile and this is what happened.
Reading list: A four-book toolkit for the future