Podcast: How to quickly scale to 66 countries (Michel Willems, BimBimBikes)
In the new European startup podcast Startup Milestones, aimed at inspiration for founders, co-founder Michel Willems of BimBimBikes shares his lessons learned. How do you quickly scale to 66 countries...
View ArticleHow corporates in The Netherlands are getting closer to startups
Embracing the startup culture has become something in between a buzzword and a mantra for large and middle-sized corporations over the past few years. Moving fast, breaking things, and being lean is...
View ArticleWeb Summit 2016: ‘Women in tech have to help other women’
Last week one of the biggest tech gatherings of the world took place in Lisbon. Web Summit 2016 was special in many ways. A record breaking 53.000 people attended the event, 900 thought leaders spoke...
View ArticleDoes the tax exemption for Dutch startups actually benefit startups?
Last month, the Dutch ‘House of Representatives’ approved a proposal to lower the taxes on exercising options for startup employees. But does this even benefit startups and their employees? We asked...
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Dutch crowdfunding valuations 2016 – Did the crowd start to punish companies...
Two years ago I decided it was time to add a bit of rationale to the equity crowdfunding market in the Netherlands. Do the crowdfunding valuations make sense or are the so-called friends, family and...
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Unicorns Around The Globe
Unicorns are the darlings of the tech community, and a target of many economies around the globe. Creating more of these privately held companies that are valued at least $1 billion is the name of the...
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VC deal-terms explained: the exit clause
The lack of active pursuit by a company’s management to create an exit can pose a major problem for investors. There are however various ways in which investors can force an exit. Maurits Bos, partner...
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Raising money with an ICO: Follow Coin
Many startups have discovered the Initial Coin Offering or ICO as a better way to raise funds. Instead of sellings shares they offer crypto-currency based tokens. As far as we could find, Follow Coin...
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How to contact a venture capitalist – guestpost
Does it matter how I contact a venture capitalist? Yes, it does! It matters a lot. Venture capitalists (VCs) such as Volta Ventures, Peak Capital, Henq, Newion and a dozen others, typically receive...
View ArticleHow to prevent co-founder conflict
There are many succes stories of startups, but studies show that most new businesses fail in their first years. One of the top reasons for this failure is conflict in startup teams. It is damaging for...
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