Time is ticking in one direction, focusing on experiences that can anchor time and place to create solid memories is what matters. Delaying instant gratification, learning from and enabling people and organisations to build products and experience to change minds is what counts and pays off long term.
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About Killian
Early Childhood
Born on the Arctic Circle in the Norwegian city of Mo i Rana to a Norwegian state conflict mediator mother who worked with terrorists and criminals, and a Swiss-French father in Swiss investment banking. I grew up surrounded by high-stakes thinking and developed an early obsession with the board game Monopoly.The first 5 years were spent in the french part of Switzerland, living between Geneva & Lausanne, before I moved to Northern Norway with my Mother and sister following my parents divorce. From then on I became the de-facto handyman, responsible for fixing thing around the house. My mother used to get annoyed at me as I would deconstruct appliances, tools, electronics and products to understand how they worked, before I would re-construct them.Then at the age of 10 I received my first Mackintosh, which then became my new obsession along with theater.
Early Teenage Virtual Hotelier
In the early teenage years I started my first online venture selling virtual furniture in one of the world's first massive multiplager games called Habbo Hotel. This was essentially the first ever virtual currency that could be exchanged for real money. With my younger sister we developed a technique that enabled us to collect money from hundreds of other children that wanted to upgrade their hotel rooms.In later years I started other businesses related to selling scooter and motorcycle parts online, before a brief period of political politically engagement.
India: United World College
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