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10 lessons I learned by taking the entrepreneurial Red Pill

The Next Web

Go for a convertible notes/equity and save the legal nightmares for when you actually have proven that you’ve got a credible business model. A perfect story from the Netherlands in my opinion: Favour.it In addition, we’d been broadcasted on the largest television show here in the Netherlands.

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

To put that in perspective: with the Netherlands having only 16.8 In 2010, philosopher Rob Wijnberg (1982) became the editor in chief of nrc.next , the morning edition of NRC Handelsblad , the Netherlands’ premier daily national newspaper. Here’s our story. From ‘news’ to ‘new’.

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Spotting Opportunities; The Startup Journey of Catherine Mandungu

The Startup Magazine

She was born in Congo, DRC, and then largely raised in the Netherlands by a single mum of four girls. Although 2020 was a slow start, due to the precarious climate of the world, business started picking up towards the end of the year. Catherine’s Background. As an entrepreneurial figure, Catherine is unique.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has learned in his business career

The Next Web

That includes the Netherlands, where it launched just yesterday, and it was in Amsterdam where I caught up with him to find out what he’s learned in his journey as an entrepreneur. So we simply went too fast and didn’t anticipate how devoted some people still were to that part of our business. It is really hard moving forward.

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Twitter Link Roundup #37 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Showcase Of Web Design In The Netherlands – [link]. Goals, Strategies and Tactics (why startups & small business should pay attention to all 3) – [link]. New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business – [link]. Business Plan vs Business Model – [link].

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

TaKaDu, founded in 2009, has launched its service with some of the world’s leading water utilities, including Thames Water in the UK, Wiener Wasserwerke in Austria, Sydney Water and Yarra Valley Water in Australia, Evides Waterbedrijf in the Netherlands, Hagihon in Israel and others.

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15 steps to launch your own tech startup: Part 2

The Next Web

Another one I can really recommend is Business Model Generation. Both books can help you and your team to sort out which idea is worth exploring and which is the one you should settle with in order to start your business. Our market is the world, we build a product for everyone.