“Informality, disputation and disrespect for authority are core Danish traits. But there are limits, and Danes seem to know in their bones just how far they can push them. The result is an economy that looks like something out of an enlightened management textbook. There are a few clear goals and lots of leeway to achieve them. In one fascinating study, two American sociologists found that Danish line workers have nearly as much job autonomy as supervisors do in the U.S., while supervisors in Denmark have about as much autonomy as upper managers in the U.S.”

The above was taken from the article printed in the “Time” with the title “Why Denmark Loves Globalization“. A very interesting article that I received from DABGO member Christian Boserup. Read the complere article here…

How do you market yourself, your business and services in a new market with a limited budget? One way in combination with cold calling, networking, advertising, DM, PR etc. is to get in front of a lot of relevant people at the same time and present your self and your expertice, by being the speaker at a conference, local chamber of commerce, network group etc.

On the blog Quick Sprout Mr. Patel gives a few advices on how to obtain a speaking spot with the following head lines:

1. Read the requirements
2. Pick a niche
3. Create a biography
4. Create a pitch
5. Double check everything
6. Submit you pitch

Read more here…

Member offer from KaDonk Inc., Anders Heie.

What do you do when you need to view a project file but don’t have Microsoft Project? Worse, what do you do if you have a team of 300 and you need to share your Project plans?

LiveProject is a free project viewer that solves these very problems. Without an annoying expiration date or other limitations, LiveProject is the answer. With prices ranging from $500 to $1,000 for one MS Project license, LiveProject, on the other hand, is free.

Anders Heie, CEO of KaDonk Inc., creator of LiveProject, explains:

“Offering our project viewer free is a strategy similar to that employed by Adobe for its Acrobat Reader. Our goal is to get everyone to use LiveProject as a project viewer. It’s free, powerful and easy to use. There are no restrictions. When we say free, we mean it. Any company will benefit by using our basic LiveProject product because it makes Project plans more accessible. A company that has invested in MS Project does not need any additional investment in MS Project to get wider range of use from their plans. Once our free viewer is used, people will realize that LiveProject can do so much more.”

Anders, originally from Denmark, moved to San Diego from Copenhagen in 1998 to work for Nokia’s CDMA Business unit. He founded KaDonk in 2005 with two other former Nokia software engineers. While most startups hope to secure large investments through venture funds and angels, KaDonk decided to take the bootstrapping route. They quit their full-time jobs and invested their own time and money into KaDonk. After two years of late nights and no weekends, KaDonk released LiveProject Version 2.0 in September 2007. Immediately, LiveProject 2.0 saw significant traction in the market, with downloads soaring 700% in the first month alone.

You can get your FREE Project Viewer here: www.kadonk.com.

With the many possibilities of networking online both for business and socially we have created an open global DABGO group on Facebook, which is the best functioning social network site available. The network is more focused on all the social aspects of life and does not have the business functionalities of Linkedin, so in a sense they compliment each other well.

Join the DABGO Facebook group by clicking here…

Interesting Facebook facts can be found here… or read the Wiki here…

Latest news about Facebook: October 24th 2007: The Associated Press reported Microsoft had bought a 1.6% share of the company for $240 million