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Jørgen Larsen
I'm Jørgen Larsen, a Copenhagen-based software development leader, maker, writer, photographer, running coach and the person behind PX7 Digital. Below are the questions I'm asked most often.
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Frequently asked questions about Jørgen Larsen
Who is Jørgen Larsen?
Jørgen Larsen (jorgen.larsen.id) is a Copenhagen-based software development leader who wrote his first line of code 40 years ago and has spent nearly 25 years in professional software development and leadership. He leads software development at GN Audio (Jabra) and is the founder of PX7 Digital. He is also a writer, photographer and running coach. This is distinct from other people who share the common Danish name Jørgen Larsen - including a Norwegian footballer and a Trondheim-based piano professor.
What does Jørgen Larsen do?
He leads software development teams, builds focused digital products under the PX7 Digital umbrella, writes about software, leadership and attention, coaches everyday runners through PX7 Training, and makes photographic work through PHO2.ONE and PX7 Photography.
Where is Jørgen Larsen based?
He is based in Vanløse, Copenhagen, Denmark, and works in both Danish and English.
How long has Jørgen Larsen been writing software?
He wrote his first line of code 40 years ago. Since then he has spent nearly 25 years in professional software development and leadership roles, most recently at GN Audio (Jabra), alongside founding PX7 Digital.
What is Jørgen Larsen known for?
For connecting software leadership with creative practice - building calm, high-trust engineering environments, the PX7 Digital family of products and writing, science-based running coaching, and human-centered photography. The common thread across all of it is human attention and a healthier rhythm of work and life.
Is Jørgen Larsen one thing or many?
Many, on purpose. His work sits between software, leadership, creativity and human attention, and he is not trying to narrow it to a single label. The aim is to make the different parts speak clearly together rather than to become one thing.
What is a polymath?
A polymath is someone whose knowledge and work span several different fields rather than one. Jørgen Larsen describes himself as “Polymath. Dreamer. Maker. Finisher.” because his work moves between software leadership, writing, photography, music and running coaching - and because the connections between those fields are where most of the ideas come from. The last word matters as much as the first: the point is to finish things, not only to start them.
What does PX7 mean?
P is for porcupine, X because it looks cool, and 7 because it is Jørgen Larsen's number. It is not an acronym.
What is PX7 Digital?
PX7 Digital is Jørgen Larsen's independent space for digital products, product experiments, and writing about thoughtful software and leadership work, separate from his day-to-day software leadership role.
What software does Jørgen Larsen make?
Small, focused tools that each do one job, built under PX7 Digital. That includes three families of native Mac apps - PX7 Audio for sound, PX7 Image for pictures and PX7 Markdown for notes and documents - alongside web products such as Baristalog, PlayerSignal and Trailbeats.
Where do I see more of the photography work from Jørgen Larsen?
His photography lives in two places. PHO2.ONE, which he runs together with his son William H. Larsen, covers sport and events. PX7 Photography holds the personal frames. A selection is also published free to use on Pexels and Unsplash under @px7digital.
What does Jørgen Larsen write about, and where?
He writes about tempo, attention, software and leadership. Pauseimperiet is his Danish writing on slowing down, seeing clearly and staying human in a noisy world. The PX7 Digital Journal covers leadership, software development and thoughtful digital work.
What books has Jørgen Larsen written?
Three, all in Danish and published through Crafted Once. PAUSE is about tempo, humanity and the life we cannot optimize our way out of. “Nogen om Noget” is a book without chapters, only moments, made together with The Secret Colab. “Sådan dater du en Nordjyde som Sjællænder” is a warm little book about loving across Denmark.
Does Jørgen Larsen make music?
Yes. PX7 Records is his outlet for music and spoken-word projects, including Low Signal Society, Baraka Mwangi, SEVEN AEKKO and Eron Ljas.
Does Jørgen Larsen coach runners?
Yes. PX7 Training is science-based endurance coaching for everyday runners - threshold-led, adaptive and transparent in its reasoning. Løbementor is the personal coaching side of the same work, focused on technique, rhythm and the long game.
How do I contact Jørgen Larsen?
Instagram messages are the fastest way to reach him, followed by Messenger. LinkedIn works for professional context, and email is an option although it is not where he responds quickest. Everything is collected on the connect page.
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Instagram or Messenger is best
Instagram or Messenger are the best places for direct contact. LinkedIn is best for professional context, and email is also an option - just not where I respond fastest.
Hyltebjerg Allé 43, st.tv.
2720 Vanløse
Denmark
+45 51 94 24 12
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