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Starting Cold

Karl Liapunov 1 Episodes Jul 16, 2026

Starting Cold travels to interview successful founders, executives, athletes, and high performers from the New Nordics, capturing their stories in their own environments. The podcast explores the playbooks of top achievers from one of the highest-performing regions in the world, with episodes recorded in locations like NYC, the Lofoten Islands, and Stockholm.

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EP02: The Fighter Pilot That Transformed Norwegian Performance Culture Jul 16, 2026 01:13:55 Bjørn Mannsverk is the mental performance coach behind two of the most successful cultures in the world: The football club Bodø/Glimt, and Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund. Bjørn's methodology is derived from his experience of +20 years as a fighter pilot in the Norwegian Air Force where he had more than 3000 hours in the cockpit of an F-16 and flew active combat missions.In this

EP01: Becoming Norway's Quietest International Tech Giant | Erik Bakstad, Ardoq Jun 11, 2026 01:08:19 Erik Bakstad is the CEO and Co-Founder of one of the biggest success stories from the Nordics that most people have never heard of. Ardoq didn't follow a playbook, because for most of their journey, they didn't have one.Yet somehow, Erik and his team have built one of Norway's most successful software companies from the ground up.Today Ardoq is closing in on $100M ARR, with 300 employe

Starting Cold | Trailer May 31, 2026 00:00:29 We are on a journey to tell the stories of the greatest outliers from the New Nordics like you've never seen them before. Starting Cold is not like other podcasts. Our studio travels to our interviews with the most successful founders, executives, athletes, and high performers and captures their journey's while physically sitting in their element. Whether its a NYC high rise, or a boat in

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