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Rovio is from Helsinki. King.com from Stockholm. One of the Skype founders was Swedish and they HQ'd in Estonia. Unity3d from Denmark. Opera from Norway. N
by benologist 10y ago
Rovio is from Helsinki. King.com from Stockholm. One of the Skype founders was Swedish and they HQ'd in Estonia. Unity3d from Denmark. Opera from Norway. Nokia from Finland. It's already happened and unlikely to be isolated incidences.
- rb808 10y agoNokia is the only company on that list that was large and that didn't last very long. I'm not trying to did Nordic companies, I'm just saying its difficult.
- benologist 10y agoThe billionaires King.com created probably disagree. Skype is still one of the most popular messaging platforms in the world, having been traded around a couple times now for $billions too. USA had a first-mover advantage on internet access, but 20 years later many wealthy nations now have the necessary infrastructure ... a payment gateway, appstores, marketplaces, web hosting ... to flourish online.
- rb808 10y agoKing.com - part of an American company Skype - part of an American company Nokia - part of an American company Rovio - independent but tiny(?) I'm not sure what we are arguing about. I think its clear that its difficult to build a world beating company in a smaller country. Yes they make great divisions and smaller branches, but I'm still not convinced its a good place to base an HQ.