Per J. Håkansson

Current

CEO at CareerTV Worldwide
Owner at Speed+Simplicity

Past

Senior Director, Products at Blurb.com
Product Management at Yahoo!
General Manager at Icon Medialab

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Education

Stanford University
ESADE Business School
Handelshögskolan, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Industry

Internet

Per J. Håkansson’s Summary

Per Håkansson is a seasoned web executive and entrepreneur; currently advising several consumer web startups on business and product strategy.

Previously, he lead the product development at the internet darling Blurb; spend 6+ years at Yahoo! on product management for the media, communications and e-commerce products across the world (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, India, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Brazil and Australia); started the internet publishing subsidiary at Icon Medialab and, started and lead interactive media at Universum (worldwide leader in employer branding).

He has also worked for the United Nations on projects in Zambia and as a stringer for business magazines in Europe. He is educated in Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and the US with a focus on business, economics, journalism and technology, and speaks several languages.

At Yahoo! he was nominated for the Superstar Award two years in a row and won the Webby award while at Blurb. Per was profiled in Fast Company in 1997.

Per J. Håkansson’s Specialties:

• 15+ years experience from consumer Internet companies world wide
• Very strong understanding of digital business models and strategy
• Great at leading smaller startup teams towards real, measurable results
• High-energy entrepreneurial mind with influential leadership skills
• Very strong international profile (lived in 6 countries, worked in 15+)