2026
Building an AI-Native Company: Why Simplicity Beats Complexity
Building an AI-native startup gives possibilities to think different. Instead of acquiring a complex set of SaaS tools, building a shared AI memory …
2025
Why Elexive Skipped Slush This Year
Slush Day 2 wrapped up and the energy in Helsinki was electric as always. But Henri and I were not there. As founders of a young startup, you would …
Elexive Year One: Rule 1 Start, Rule 2 Stay Alive
We made through first year with Henri Peltomäki. A year ago we signed the founding papers of Elexive with the promise that in one year we will assess …
Startup Founder Survival: Systemizing the Habits That Keep You Alive
Becoming a startup founder is like joining the Special Forces of work-life. That comparison is not hyperbole for dramatic effect. The days are …
Building a New B2B Buying Experience
For the last half a year or so, I have been in conversations with several dozens of executives, leaders, and decision makers. Sometimes wearing a …
Co-founder Doing Everything
When I started as the co-founder at Elexive, I did not plan or expect to dive back into developing software. I had spent years moving up the ladder …
Creativity Is a Muscle: Why I Still Play Music as a Tech Founder
Creativity is a muscle, which you can exercise. One of the things I train my creativity with is by playing music. Some people think that you are …
Announcing Elexive: Transforming Good Leadership into Great Leadership
Today, Henri Peltomaki and I are officially launching Elexive. This has been months in the making – conversations, planning, honest debates …
Why I Read a Dozen Books a Month in the Age of AI
This is only a selection of books I’ve read recently. In total, I plowed through maybe a dozen books during January alone, including audiobooks. …