Kristjan Kristjansson

Co-Founder & CEO @ 50skills

About

I’m the Co-Founder & CEO at 50skills, a no-code workflow automation platform where customers can build, manage, and get an overview of all their processes in one place. Our key value is simplicity—50skills is significantly easier to use than other workflow platforms, enabling anyone to build powerful workflows where AI agents can make business decisions in real time. The platform allows teams to integrate their existing solutions and AI where it belongs, automating tedious operational tasks and freeing people to focus on strategic, high-impact work. I’m a seasoned project manager, experienced speaker, and strategist. I’m an expert in business communication, operational management, UX design, sales strategies, and forming innovative business keynotes for private or public presentations. I’ve worn many hats in my career—manager, teacher, writer, researcher, marketer, designer, and strategist. As a result, I have a unique ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects, understand the entire value chain, and navigate complex challenges. My experience has taught me that my professional value boils down to the following: — I have big ideas. In big ideas, execution is all that matters — Asking the right questions is far better than knowing the right answers. Specialties: Operational Management, Project Management, UX Design, Power Presentations, Investment Strategies, Sales Strategies, and Business Models Nutshell: + 1 Mergers + 3 Startups (1 honest failure) + 5 Board member positions (2 acquisitions) + 20 Seed stage investments through Startup Reykjavik + 100 Events successfully managed + 500 Business plans graded + 1000 Entrepreneurs assisted Events that have had a significant impact on me: + Built my first HTML/CSS website at the age of 12. + Was somewhat of a pro-gamer in Counter-Strike until 2004 with our team "MurK." In our biggest online games we had ~100,000+ viewers. + Facilitating dozens of StartupWeekend events world-wide was a remarkable experience + Building up Icelandic Startups for the community, where I co-founded two accelerator programs and watched great teams build successful (and failing) companies. Today I channel my passion for innovation and user experience into a platform that simplifies complex workflows and leverages AI to boost efficiency. If you’re curious about harnessing AI without lengthy deployments—or simply want to exchange ideas on operational excellence—let’s connect.

Country

Iceland

City

Reykjavík

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Growth Strategies, Human Resources (HR), Board of Directors, Sales, University Teaching, Consulting, Teaching, Operational Excellence, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Entrepreneur, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Strategy, Management, Project Management, Leadership

Experience

Co-Founder & CEO

50skills

2017-9 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

Reykjavik, Iceland

Platform: -> No-Code Workflow Automation: Replace repetitive tasks—approvals, data checks, form reviews—with automated workflows. -> AI Agent Designer: Embed intelligent decision steps that analyze inputs and deliver consistent results. -> Form Builder: Collect structured data from employees, customers, or partners, routed automatically through your processes. -> Integration Studio: Connect your existing tools to reduce manual data transfers and gain real-time visibility. -> Templates: Launch proven workflows right away—from reimbursements to helpdesk tickets—and customize them for your team. My Focus Areas: -> Strategic Oversight: Managing product vision and partnership strategies to ensure our platform stays ahead of the curve. -> Customer Obsession: Understanding the nitty-gritty, in-depth problems that customers have to ensure we're building the right type of product and services to help solve them. -> AI Enablement: Helping organizations adopt AI gradually—often starting with small projects, then expanding as teams see results. Please join us @ 50skills.com

Board Member

Godo

2022-1 - 2025-6 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Iceland

Godo is a hospitality software as a service company (SaaS). Godo offers a range of software solutions and services for our hospitality partners, as well as custom solutions. We service over 1100 hotels and properties across 15 countries and hundreds of travel agencies. Godo headquarters are in Reykjavik, Iceland. The main development center is located in Skopje, North Macedonia. Godo has a regional office in Goteborg, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Our mission is to be at the forefront of innovation and technology and bring high-quality solutions and services to our partners (Acquired by Visit Group)

Board Member

Travelade

2019-5 - 2020-4 · 1 yr

Plan things to do in a fun and simple way. Browse through hand-picked articles, tours and activities that suit your travel style – everything you need to create your dream trip.

VP Marketing Products

Meniga

2014-1 - 2017-9 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Reykjavik, Iceland

Responsible for Meniga's Marketing Products and all of Meniga's business and P&L in Iceland. More information www.meniga.com

Board Member

KLAK - Icelandic Startups

2016-1 - 2017 · 1 yr

Reykjavik

Board Member

Icelandic Glacial

2013-1 - 2014-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Iceland

More information http://icelandicglacial.com/.

CEO

KLAK - Icelandic Startups

2009-5 - 2014-1 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Iceland

Accelerating new businesses for high growth. Started working full time with Innovit in 2009. In 2011 became CEO and early 2013 led a merger with Klak Business Accelerator (founded 2002). Klak Innovit has founded an managed a variety of projects promoting Entrepreneurship in partnership with top level businesses in Iceland. Examples of Projects are StartupReykjavik, MIT Global Startup Workshop Iceland, StartupWeekend (10+), TEDxReykjavik, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Seed Forums (+20), Gulleggið (e. Golden egg), Viðskiptasmiðjan (e. Business Accelerator) and many more.

Lecturer

Reykjavik University

2010-4 - 2013-6 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Menntavegur 1

Teaching Entrepreneurship at Reykjavik University. Largest course within the University (350+ students). Focus is getting students to push business ideas as far as possible in three weeks.