Ian Martin Friis Palne’s Post

🦖After ten incredible years at e-conomic, it’s time to hang up my “dino badge” and set course for new horizons 🚀 If I were to sum it up in numbers (we do love numbers here): 🔟 years ✨ 9️⃣ managers 👥 8️⃣ christmas parties 🎄 7️⃣ different teams 🤝 6️⃣ offices worked at 🏢 5️⃣ company computers 💻 4️⃣ countries visited with Visma presence 🌍 3️⃣ different roles 💼 2️⃣ six-digit customer milestone celebrations 🎉 1️⃣ acquisition 🤝 A full decade — from writing my thesis and getting a student job 👨💻 to a journey through software engineering and into product management. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the brightest and kindest colleagues I’ve ever met (and a few I’ll be seeing again soon 😉). When I joined, e-conomic was powered by DARTH: Dedication, Ambition, Respect, Transparency & Having fun 🎉. Those values shaped how we built, collaborated, and trusted one another — and they remain the compass I try to follow. 🧭 I was there when we passed 100,000 customers, and again when we reached 200,000 — milestones that reflected not just growth, but shared purpose 🙌. And I proudly earned my “baby dino 🦖” title along the way — a reminder that people and culture matter as much as product and progress (if not even more). As success brings new layers and priorities, the distance between vision and everyday reality can grow. That’s often when one reflects on where one’s energy makes the greatest impact ⚡ I’m really grateful for my years in the engineering department, where collaboration and craftsmanship thrived, and for the many talented product managers and team leads who continue to build with heart and dedication. 🧡 I’m also hopeful that under Karina’s very experienced leadership, the company will rekindle the DARTH spirit — especially the transparency and respect that once defined it 🌟 that renewal, I believe, will depend on how senior product leadership chooses to empower and especially trust the people closest to the work. After ten years, it feels right to pass the torch 🔥 — grateful, wiser, and excited for what’s next. And yes, there was cake 🍰 — as there has been for so many of our wins together 🤩 Thank you for the journey, e-conomic 🧡