#32: Futuristic Thinking with Trond Undheim

Today, Stephynie is talking with Trond Undheim, who is a futurist, entrepreneur, and tech genius.
Trond grew up in Norway and ended up in the United States after following a girlfriend. His fascination with Legos as a kid as well as his deep want for exploration led Trond to build new companies and new technologies establishing an incredible career. Trond has been a founder of several startups, including Yeggi, a game-changing search engine, and the MIT startup Exchange connecting industry to start-up. Today, Trond hosts the 'Futurized' podcast and has also written several books looking at tech disruption.
In this episode, we get a glimpse into the mind, of a futurist.
 
Timestamps: 
00:00- Spin It! Intro 
00:31- Trond Undheim Intro 
01:11- Introductory Comments
01:30- Running the Boston Marathon 
03:45- Growing up in Norway 
07:29- Creating a Search Engine when Google had already taken over 
14:56- Lessons that Trond learned during his Entrepreneurship Journey 
25:00- Get as many Data Points as possible 
26:18- Knowledge and Insight is something that everyone should strive for
29:23- Don't fail fast, fail slow 
34:26- Trond’s first impression of the Silicon Valley 
38:56- Why Trond created the Futurized Podcast
44:25- Trond’s Book that dives into Health Technology
48:55- Living in a dysfunctional system
53:28- Important Social Platforms and Links 
53:50- Spin It! Outro



Trond's Social Platforms and Links: 
Website- www.Futurized.Org 
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/undheim/