Takeoff with Askeladden & Co
How Askeladden builds companies and the tech leaders that emerge
What kind of environment creates technical leaders, again and again?
Not by setting out to build leaders.
But by setting out to build real companies.
At the next Takeoff, we’re exploring how Askeladden & Co has built 30+ companies across health, automotive, proptech and consumer services, with one shared tech team across the portfolio.
A setup like that shapes people.
Not only in how they build.
But in how they think, lead and take ownership.
In this session, we’ll get into how decisions are made when technology is there to serve the business, not the other way around.
And what happens when engineers work across many companies, many contexts, and many commercial realities early in their careers.
Featuring Oscar Vik (Head of Tech, Askeladden & Co), together with Ole August Støle, Franz von der Lippe and Ingrid Kindem, former A&CO engineers, now CTOs.
We’ll talk about:
what really happens when one tech team works across 15+ portfolio companies
why this environment seems to produce CTOs at an unusual rate
lessons on leadership, ownership and velocity
and what it takes to build culture when the best people are only on loan
With stories from Ole August, Franz and Ingrid, and a Q&A to close.
This feels like an especially interesting conversation for anyone curious about how culture, structure and responsibility shape not just products, but people too.
Hope to see you there 🚀