Fredrik Wester

Lord Protector of the Realm at Paradox Interactive.

History Nihilist

Aficionat del Nàstic de Tarragona.

Världens yngsta 60-talist enligt @wilbacher

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Is that you in the top right corner, L. Messi? 👀🐐 #LaLiga #Yamal #Messi

[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

@Montardisme @Ridrles Yes, you can send it to [email protected].

45 emails so far!

[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

Estimats Nastiquers, malgrat el silenci d'aquests dies he continuat treballant intensament amb el meu equip. Aviat us explicaré per què. 🔴⚪

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The Listing Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm has approved Paradox Interactive's application to admit the company's shares to trading on the Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market. @PdxInteractive @TheWesterFront

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Si us plau, envieu els vostres comentaris a:

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També posaré en marxa un correu electrònic perquè tots els Nastiquers pugueu fer-me arribar les vostres opinions i propostes. Aquest club és vostre. Força Nàstic! 🔴⚪

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[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

@Ridrles Volveré pronto con más información.

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@Ridrles At the latest tomorrow.

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@Luis_nastic Trabajaría con un equipo de profesionales para obtener el mejor resultado posible.

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@laligaandbeyond See you there!

[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

@pepe_tgn @semprenastic No, pronto anunciaré la fecha de la rueda de prensa.

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@KingOskaritoo Tarda, i mentre la gent tingui preguntes per fer

[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

@KingOskaritoo Estarà obert a tothom qui vulgui escoltar

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@Wilbacher Vii måste multisporta mer helt enkelt.

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@Wilbacher

[Fredrik Hjelm 🇸🇪 @FredrikHjelm4]

Apparently Swedish tech founders have become a political force.

25 years and +€300 billion later, it's natural.

In 2000, Swedish tech was basically Ericsson and a dream. The startup ecosystem barely existed. A generation of builders was just forming, armed with cheap home computers and early broadband.

Then something happened.

Skype, Spotify, Mojang, King, Klarna, iZettle, Trustly and many more. A country of 10 million people built the second-highest concentration of billion-dollar companies per capita on earth, behind only Silicon Valley.

The start was promising, between2000 and 2014 alone: 263 exits, +€20 billion in value. More than Norway, Denmark and Finland combined.

Today Swedish-founded tech represents +€300 billion in market cap. Spotify alone is worth 100 billion. That is not a footnote in the Swedish economy. That is ~half of Sweden's BNP.

So when people ask why tech founders now have a seat at the political table, I'd flip it.

Why did it take this long?

When an industry creates this much value and this many jobs for a country of 10 million, engaging with policymakers isn't a special interest play. You have to do it, like it or not.

Good policy doesn't come from theory. It comes from people who've hired across 20 countries, run into the same regulatory wall 50 times, and know exactly what friction costs in real money and real talent lost to London or Amsterdam.

Inner and outer security. A talent visa that answers in two weeks instead of 100 days. Options rules that let you compete with American comp packages.

These aren't favors to founders. They're the difference between the next Spotify being built here or somewhere else.

The critics worry about proximity between business and politics. I'd argue the real risk is the opposite: decision-makers writing tech policy without ever having talked to anyone who's actually built a tech company.

Sweden spent 25 years building something extraordinary. Some of us have spent time the last few years making sure the people writing the next chapter understand what it took, and what it will take to keep going.

That's not a power grab, it's part of the job.

[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

Took me a while to figure out but here is my take: the studios that will win with AI won't be the ones who use it to cut costs. They'll be the ones who use it to free their creative people to do the things only they can do.

[Fredrik Wester @TheWesterFront]

@Busktrad @Investeraren Jag skulle säga att det finns ett kausalt samband mellan kultur och värdeskapande. Om alla brinner för samma idé/produkt är det lättare. Sen är beslutscyklerna i de flesta bolag att det som gjordes för 3-5 år sen påverkar mycket idag, och det vi gör idag får effekt om 3-5 år.

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