A few years later, while on leave from Harvard Business School, Johansson started Inka.net, a Boston software company that had 30 employees at its height but didn't make a profit and closed after the dot-com bust.
After earning his graduate degree and before returning to Baltimore, Johansson became a consultant for Boston-based Sag Harbor Group. His boss, James S. Henry, said Johansson's job advising wireless company investors was a "a good test run for any business development role."
"In some businesses there is a case for having people with tons of years on the job," Henry said. "But in this environment it's increasingly a matter of creativity and the ability to work hard and quickly understand a number of subjects."
