Biography

Staale Nataas

My name is Staale Nataas. I was born in Bergen, Norway, 1977. Ever since I was a kid I’ve been passionate about creativity and I’ve spent my life pursuing various creative endeavors. My main vocations have been writing and creating music, but I’ve indulged in animation, multimedia design, acting, play writing, screen writing, film making, slam poetry, close-up magic, binge drinking and philosophy.

In the late 90’s I lived in London, playing bass in an avant-garde metal band called Cheese Cake Truck. I learned to love the British culture and language. After I moved to Norway in 2002 wanted to build a career as a writer and solo artist. Unfortunately I did not have the ability to focus clearly enough on what I wanted. I did some interesting things, but my efforts were scattered and thinly spread, so I wasn’t able to make the impact I needed to bring my vision into the world.

I met Eivind in 2007 and we bonded over our shared passion for personal growth. We established a “mastermind alliance” where we challenged each other once a week and helped each other develop our self discipline and purpose in life.

Since then I’ve slowly and steadily built my discipline and focus. I became able to make commitments and actually follow through on them. About 3 years ago I married my long time girlfriend Solvor and a year after that I became a father to a beautiful girl. These events have helped me further sharpen our focus and purpose, which is to be a successful writer and performer.

About 1.5 years ago I was working as a freelance web and multimedia designer and in the office next to me were these two crazy guys from the northern parts of Norway who were inventing stuff. They showed me the very first prototypes of the Portapad and I loved the product. Having just read the Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and recently inherited some money from my grandmother, I decided to invest.

I bought a batch of 3000 Portapads and had them shipped to the UK where I set up a company. Initially I didn’t have the stamina and attention to follow through to make it successful. It was after Eivind picked up on the idea and we decided to become business partners that the sparks really started to fly.

We both have a strong commitment to making this business work. We intend to use it as a launching pad for our further growth as human beings and fulfilling our life purposes. It’s an exciting journey, and if you want to join us please sign up for our newsletter, or even better — get yourself your very own Portapad by clicking the link below.

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Sincerely,
Eivind Figenschau Skjellum
Portapad UK LTD