Thor Fridriksson
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisHad a great talk with Sesselja on her Business Podcast. I encourage you to listen if you know Icelandic!Thor Fridriksson shared thisViðmælandi þáttarins er Þorsteinn Baldur Friðriksson (Thor Fridriksson), framkvæmdastóri og meðstofnandi leikjafyrirtækisins Rocky Road Inc en fyrirtækið þróar nú nýjan samfélagsleikjamiðil fyrir snjallsíma. Fyrirtækið hefur nú safnað um samtals 700 milljónum kr. frá innlendum og erlendum fjárfestum, þ.a.m. íslenska vísissjóðnum Crowberry Capital, Luminar Ventures og Sisu Ventures. Þorsteinn er fæddur árið 1979 og ólst upp í Vesturbænum. Hann gekk í Menntaskólann í Reykjavík og lauk B.S. gráðu í viðskiptafræði frá Háskólanum í Reykjavík og síðar MBA gráðu frá Oxford háskóla í Englandi. Þorsteinn stofnaði leikjafyrirtækið Plain Vanilla árið 2010 sem gaf m.a. út vinsæla spurningaleikinn Quizup sem fór sigurför um heiminn og safnaði í um 7 ma. kr. frá erlendum fjárfestum þ.á.m. frá Sequoia fjárfestingasjóði. Fyrirtækið var síðan selt til GluMobile árið 2016. Hann stofnaði einnig leikjafyrirtækið Teatime Games, sem bjó til farsímaleiki sem nýttu nýja tækni til að gera leiki persónulegri með myndspjalli og gáfu þá m.a. út spurningaleikinn Trivia Royal. Þorsteinn vann áður í sölu- og markaðsmálum hjá fjarskiptafyrirtækinu Hive, Industria, Vodafone, TM og BT. Þorsteinn hefur setið í stjórn Icelandic Startups (Klak) og í stjórn hugbúnaðarfyrirtækjanna Oz og Sling. Hægt er að hlusta á þáttinn hér: Á heimasíðu þáttarins og á öllum helstu hlaðvarpsveitunum: https://lnkd.in/d2GNW-sE Á Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dPnh6aqb Á Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/eZQTAXDn Þessi þáttur er í boði Arion, Icelandair og Krónunnar. #athafnafólk #frumkvöðlar #viðskipti #stjórnendur
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Thor Fridriksson reposted thisThor Fridriksson reposted thisIceland is a very dear place for me - been going there frequently since 2014 when we invested in Sólfar Studios. It's been incredible to see how the industry there has grown from a couple of companies to where it is today - 22 game companies employing 692 people! Per capita Iceland is truly punching above its weight (a nation of only 375 000 people). We have five portfolio companies there: Mainframe, 1939 Games, Rocky Road, Solid Clouds and Esports Coaching Academy. Thank you Jóhannes Sigurðsson and Halldór Snær Kristjánsson for blessing the numbers 😊
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisI think we are on to something.. 😎Thor Fridriksson shared thisExciting times at Rocky Road. We are very happy to announce our next round of funding with great partners. This funding accelerates our journey of innovating in the social mobile gaming space. Every early trial and feedback has strengthened our belief that we're on to something transformative. Time to roll up our sleeves and continue to build gaming experiences that we hope will unite players across the globe 🚀Rocky Road Games raises $3M Seed round for social gaming networkRocky Road Games raises $3M Seed round for social gaming network
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisLooking for the perfect christmas present for your loved one? Check out the amazing new jewlery line from Hik & Rós now shipping internationally. Hand made luxury gold jewlery from Iceland with unique design. I couldnt be more proud of Rós for starting this exciting company and I encourage everyone to check it out! ❤️
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisIncredibly excited to start this new journey! This is by far my most ambitious project yet, but luckily I have some awesome co-founders to help make it into reality! :)After QuizUp and Trivia Royale, Thor Fridriksson's next act is a mobile MMO | TechCrunchAfter QuizUp and Trivia Royale, Thor Fridriksson's next act is a mobile MMO | TechCrunch
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisA new year, a new adventure! :)Thor Fridriksson shared thisWe are hiring!
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisWow! Our new game Trivia Royale just shot up ranks to become the #1 App on the US Apple App Store! This is just crazy but also delightful after many years of work on our platform. Thanks everyone at Teatime Games and our great investors Index Ventures and Atomico #apple #games #appstore
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisI see that you are #1 in Trivia Royale in LA! Congrats! Lets see if you can keep that title for the next couple of days! :)Thor Fridriksson shared thisExcited to see the amazing team at Teatime Games deliver the most exciting trivia experience in the world. Come join me in the Royale Lounge!!! Congrats Thor Fridriksson, Gunnar Holmsteinn and everyone on the team!! #videogames #gamingindustry #trivia #mobilegames #icelandicstartups #games
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Thor Fridriksson shared thisIncredibly exciting things happening at OZ Sports! I look forward to watching where this will go!Thor Fridriksson shared thisNo more VIP seats at stadiums this season? Watch out for "QE seats", as in quantum entanglement... Use our Augmented Reality feature to put fans at the heart of closed-door broadcasts. Learn about our new partnership with RVX! https://lnkd.in/d4k8By6 #augmentedreality #ghostgames #football #footballbusiness
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisThor Fridriksson liked thisI have a founder rule I call the DiCaprio effect: never agree to something just because the odds are low Low probability is not the same as low risk. This is where founders get themselves into trouble. They make casual cofounder agreements because “that situation will never happen” They split equity too early because “we’ll figure it out later” They promise roles, rights, vetoes and exceptions because “come on, what are the chances?” In long games unlikely things happen all the time. The important question is “If it does happen, how expensive is it?” That’s how I think about founder agreements, investor terms, hiring decisions an most commitments. Don’t optimize for probability. Optimize for consequences. If the downside is big enough, treat it seriously even if the chance looks tiny. And what does this have to do with DiCaprio? When I was 20 and newly married, my husband and I had one of those ridiculous “free pass” agreements. Mine was Leonardo DiCaprio. Five days into our honeymoon in LA, I ran into him in a random store and got invited to a party. Lesson learned: never make an agreement just because you think reality won’t test it. 😅
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisThor Fridriksson liked thisI've been facinated by AI ever since I first entered a classroom with one of the early pioneers in the field, Dr. Bruce Buchanan. So although many feel the AI wagon is moving fast now, for me it took a looong time arriving at the station. But it is finally here, although in an imperfect, incomplete and biased form. Honored to be invited by Mrs president Halla Tomasdottir participate in a discussion on how AI can be used to improve our society and move it forward.
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisThor Fridriksson liked thisHvernig er að hafa 10 gervigreindar-sérfræðinga í vinnu? Björn Jóhannsson hjá Avo upplifir það nú á hverjum degi. Í stað þess að skrifa allan kóðann sjálfur stýrir hann nú her af óþreytandi agentum sem geta unnið allan sólarhringinn. Hann lýsir þessu svona: „Ímyndaðu þér að þú vaknir einn daginn og eldhúsið þitt sé vaknað. Hnífarnir skera sjálfir, pannan steikir og ofninn sér um sitt. Þitt hlutverk er bara að útskýra uppskriftina.“ Það er forvitnilegt að fá innsýn í hvernig það er í raun og veru þegar starfið þitt breytist yfir í að stýra agentum. Eitthvað sem gæti gerst í starfi okkar margra í náinni framtíð. Greinina má lesa hér: https://lnkd.in/dM3e4ujU
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisThor Fridriksson liked thisRedefining the boundaries of the MMO. We are proud to unveil the Official Cinematic Trailer for SEED, the largest simulation of human society ever created. At Klang, our mission is to build a world that doesn't pause when you log off. In SEED, your "Seedlings" live, work, and socialize 24/7, creating a persistent, living civilization where every player's choice has a permanent ripple effect. What sets SEED apart: - Persistent Agency: A world that breathes and evolves in real-time, even while you sleep. - Total Player Sovereignty: From the economy to the legal systems, the players define their present, shaping the future. - Collective Survival: High-stakes social simulation where the success of the community determines the fate of its inhabitants. We are incredibly honored to feature Björk’s "Human Behaviour" as our theme. Her exploration of the frictions between nature, what it is to be human, and technology perfectly mirrors the heart of our game. Explore planet Avesta: https://seed.game/
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisThor Fridriksson liked thisFyrir nokkru tók Finnur Magnusson hjá dala.care einn laugardag í að prófa Claude Code. Daginn eftir kallaði hann saman stofnendur fyrirtækisins og sagði að þau þyrftu að endurhugsa strategíu fyrirtækisins. Á örfáum vikum hefur þróunarhraðinn hjá fyrirtækinu margfaldast og vinnulag breyst mikið. Svona sögur er maður farinn að heyra víða úr fyrirtækjum þessa dagana. Tæknin er að breyta því hvernig við vinnum og búum til verðmæti og breytingin er að gerast hratt. Þess vegna hef ég ákveðið að fara af stað með lítið fréttabréf þar sem ég ræði við fólk sem er að prófa nýjar leiðir í vinnunni og skoða hvað við getum lært af því. Fyrsta sagan er samtalið við Finn. Greinina má lesa hér: https://lnkd.in/dKT_dtq5
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisThor Fridriksson liked thisI am honored to share that starting next month, I will be stepping into the role of President at the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). Having served on the NIF Board, I have seen the incredible impact the NIF team has already made. In this new role, my focus will be on enabling the fund and the team to reach new heights, by driving the operational excellence needed to scale our portfolio companies to industrial levels. I look forward to leading our activities that connect the NIF’s core investment work to real-world deployment across all 24 participating nations. Working closely with the NIF Board, our investment and adoption teams, I am committed to ensuring that breakthrough technologies reach Allied governments and industry at the speed and scale necessary to protect our 1 billion citizens. https://lnkd.in/eDHNybpx
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Thor Fridriksson liked thisWait a minute.... online multiplayer? Impossible!!!Thor Fridriksson liked this📣 Heave Ho 2 was announced today, and we built the online multiplayer! 📣 Le Cartel Studio chose to have the coherence team handle the networking, including 2-4 players, co-op and versus modes, coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PC this summer. (Good thing we got Switch 2 support released yesterday 😅 ) Huge congrats to Le Cartel Studio and Devolver Digital, they've both been incredible to work with. (stay tuned --> https://www.heaveho2.com/)
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Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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