• The people behind

    amiiko is founded by Esben Larsen & Karsten Olsen, both Danish and living in Copenhagen.

    • Karsten Bjerring Olsen

    • Karsten

      Karsten has a background in economics and his experiences include working on several projects on sustainability at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.

      Karsten is a curious, creative, and open-minded person who likes to take on new tasks and bring people together to solve them.

      He is fascinated by how the mind works, and how we can use it to cultivate positive change in our lives. Karsten is fond of rowing, buddhism, and computer programming.

      You can write Karsten personally at
      karsten@amiiko.com

      Or follow him on twitter.

    • Esben Larsen

    • Karsten

      Esben has a background in political science and his experiences include working for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris and the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.

      Esben is a bit of a sports fanatic, and plays football (soccer) and workout regularly. He also practices trail running and boxing.

      Besides, he likes traveling and reading – especially books on societal trends and human behavior. He is a big fan of beer and coffee!

      You can write Esben personally at esben@amiiko.com

      Or follow him on twitter.

    We are optimists

    We know there are many disturbing trends on amiiko but we are optimists about the possibilities to change them. And just to be clear: we are not “saved souls” who do everything right and live off green tea and bark soup. We do what we can to only buy organic and fairtrade products, and avoid bad chemicals. We have not always done this, but the more we learn about it, the more important it becomes for us.

    Thank you

    We have benefitted tremendously from other people.

    • Dirk Fokken has worked with us to get the app up and running
    • Laust Ruud Jacobsen is a freelance programmer who is Karsten’s mentor in Ruby on Rails, and who has helped to build the foundation of the site. Learn more here.
    • Bastien Vaucher has taken time out to answer many of our technical questions.
    • Besides, many of our friends and family members and friends have provided us with feedback and ideas which we have highly appreciated.