I live in Stavanger, the Norwegian "oil capital". There are lots of tech companies here who make a living from serving the oil industry. I would recommend that you start out working for one of the bigger consultancy firms (Bouvet, Evry) - you get in touch with lots of people and you'll have some time to come up with the next big idea or team up with someone who beat you too it.

Thanks, I appreciate the advice. Truth be told, I hadn't actually considered Stavanger as I was working under the assumption that the majority of the tech scene was centered around Oslo.

Also OT - I thought Norway did not allow dual citizenship? http://www.udi.no/templates/tema.aspx?id=7397 - how did you pull it off?

That UD link actually does leave some wiggle room for dual citizenship :

"Although Norwegian law is based on the principle that dual citizenship is not acceptable, Norwegian authorities cannot answer for what legislation in your home country says about citizenship."

"In other respects than in the abovementioned No 1 and No 2 dual citizenship is allowed."

In my case, I was born and raised (mostly) in the US with a Norwegian father who is still a Norwegian citizen (permanent work visa). Therefore, I have held dual passports since I was a teenager and submitted the formal application for full citizenship when I turned 18.

While a lot of work was put into my application, including references from family and friend, I believe the most important element, from a legal standpoint and otherwise, was my immediate family.