Henrik Werdelin
About Henrik Werdelin
Henrik Werdelin is the co-founder of BARK (BarkBox) as well as Founding Partner of Prehype, a venture development firm headquartered in New York with offices in London and Copenhagen. His latest book is The Acorn Method - about how companies can grow in an ever-changing environment. Henrik has been part of the startup scene since 2005 as both an investor, founder, and advisor. His experience ranges from being Entrepreneur in Residence at Index Ventures to working with, advising or investing in start-ups like HotPotato (now Facebook), GoTryItOn (now Rent the Runway), ReadMill (now DropBox) and Sunrise (now Microsoft). Before being an entrepreneur/angel, Werdelin was Vice President of Product Development and Strategy for MTV Networks International spearheading the development of many of MTV's award winning products. He is a frequent speaker at top-tier business schools and has been quoted in numerous publications and media outlets on subjects such as corporate innovation, product design and entrepreneurship. He is Danish but lives in the US with his family, where he was named amongst the Top 100 most Creative by the industry magazine Fast Company and Silicon Alley Insider’s '100 People in Tech’. Henrik graduated from Aalborg University (Denmark) with a BA in Social and Politics Science and received a Masters with distinction in Journalism from the University of Westminster (London, UK). About BARK BARK is, literally, for the dogs. We are the pups and people behind: BarkBox the monthly box of toys and treats; BarkShop to find puppy-tested, hooman-approved goodies; the BarkPost daily dose of dog news; and BarkLive events to expand experiences you can share with your dog and other dog-ruvers. About Prehype Prehype is a group of entrepreneurs who help established companies and VCs facilitate spin-outs, incubation and venture partnerships. We run programs for companies like NewsCorp, Diageo, Nike and Lego where we teach applied entrepreneurship and incubated new ventures