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London, England, United Kingdom

Bueno Group AS is a Norwegian fintech company with a European focus. Bueno Europe (UK) is our financial platform which makes it easy for people to manage their property abroad by combining financial services with innovative solutions and cost savings. We embrace fintech to create new and unique business models.

Ireland

ASPIRING was a unique concept. The goal was to engage people in the process of starting, funding and promoting businesses through sharing. Using the power of social media could potentially build world wide brands in months with very limited marketing costs. By rewarding everyone taking part spreading the word we would also create a new financial model, a more sustainable approach to building a business.

In early 2016 I got involved with an online gambling business, managing the process of setting up the business, get it licensed and the day to day operations. I have also developed an in-house gambling platform together with a small team of developers. Most online gambling companies rent platforms on a revenue sharing model; MOG did not want that so we had to make everything from scratch. I also managed the process of developing the first few games, which are built around a totally new gambling… Show more In early 2016 I got involved with an online gambling business, managing the process of setting up the business, get it licensed and the day to day operations. I have also developed an in-house gambling platform together with a small team of developers. Most online gambling companies rent platforms on a revenue sharing model; MOG did not want that so we had to make everything from scratch. I also managed the process of developing the first few games, which are built around a totally new gambling concept. Gambling was a totally new business area for me, but many of the processes are similar to Fintech (which is more my passion) as there is a flow of money which need to be managed, so after all not that different from what I used to do.MOG eventually closed down, to bad as it was a cool concept. Show less

I was testing new business ideas within financial education. Turns out most people are not interested in learning about financials, they are more interested in spending borrowed money than to save money... At the same time I worked as a freelancer.

LifeClub was a private investment club/community serving a small member base. We launched a technical platform which enabled retail investors to manage and invest money into private Funds. LifeClub did not trade/manage any investments. Today we would refer to LifeClub as a Fintech business. The business took a major hit after the trading company claimed a major loss in late 2011, which they would not document. LifeClub filed a private lawsuit in the US in 2016 on behalf of a group of members… Show more LifeClub was a private investment club/community serving a small member base. We launched a technical platform which enabled retail investors to manage and invest money into private Funds. LifeClub did not trade/manage any investments. Today we would refer to LifeClub as a Fintech business. The business took a major hit after the trading company claimed a major loss in late 2011, which they would not document. LifeClub filed a private lawsuit in the US in 2016 on behalf of a group of members, in 2019 a settlement was agreed on with one of the traders, the process continues to ensure the second trader will be held responsible for the losses. Show less

Bergen Area, Norway

Developing interactive solutions and managing paid services, such as premium SMS (Idol voting, TV chat, ringtones++) at Norway’s biggest commercial TV station. Great experience as I was able to take part in the early days of TV interaction (there were no smart phones or apps so a totally different world than today).

Bergen Area, Norway

A city guide developed for cities Norway, launched in 1999. It had an online community, B2C auctions and plans for a shared ecommerce platform for traditional shops, like an online mall, plus the yellow pages setup one would expect from a website like this. Looking back many of the features was way ahead of its time, it would probably worked better if launched in 2010. And timing could not have been worse, after only a few years in business the company had to shut down, the dot com crash in the… Show more A city guide developed for cities Norway, launched in 1999. It had an online community, B2C auctions and plans for a shared ecommerce platform for traditional shops, like an online mall, plus the yellow pages setup one would expect from a website like this. Looking back many of the features was way ahead of its time, it would probably worked better if launched in 2010. And timing could not have been worse, after only a few years in business the company had to shut down, the dot com crash in the early 2000’s wiped out thousands of online businesses, also Dinby. Show less