Summary
Martin Hove is a hands-on entrepreneur and CEO with a decade of experience building ecommerce businesses and customer-centric products, currently scaling Storbua.no — an online hardware store and maker community serving hobbyists and artisans across Norway. With a background in spatial planning and public administration, he combines strategic project management and cross-disciplinary leadership with practical skills in product development, marketing, procurement and finance. He has run his own ecommerce operation since 2017 while consulting and managing innovation projects in corporate and municipal settings, giving him a rare blend of startup grit and institutional stakeholder experience. Currently studying a master's in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Martin pairs academic frameworks with day-to-day retail operations and a maker’s instinct for product-market fit. Notably, his work bridges community building and commerce—turning niche crafts like knifemaking and epoxy arts into a sustainable online ecosystem.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of Oslo
Bachelor's degree, Geology/Earth Science, General, Bachelor's degree, Geology/Earth Science, General at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's degree, Geology/Earth Science, General, Bachelor's degree, Geology/Earth Science, General at Sogn og Fjordane University College (HSF)
International Business and Entrepreneurship, Innovation, International Business and Entrepreneurship, Innovation at Boston University
English, Norwegian