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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

The Netherlands is also a major hub for bitcoin activity. Denmark’s financial regulator, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), issued a statement in December 2013 declaring that Bitcoin businesses in Denmark would be regulated by the FSA. Switzerland is another European country where bitcoin is popular.

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

The Next Web

I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013. Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 8, 2013. . I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013.” To put that in perspective: with the Netherlands having only 16.8

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Inspiring stuff: Meet two talented tech entrepreneurs aged just 13

The Next Web

One of the most talked about parts of The Next Web Conference Europe 2013 was when two 13-year-olds took to the stage. Netherlands-based Puck Meerburg , meanwhile, is a talented coder who took us through his journey leading up to his most recent release, a game called CatStacker. He has games like Alien Ball VS Humans on the App Store.

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Most Overused Buzzword On LinkedIn Profiles? Creative.

YoungUpstarts

Netherlands: Creative. So in Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden and United States, professionals used the word creative in their profiles to give themselves an edge in the careers… except that many others also describe themselves similarly. Malaysia: Motivated. New Zealand: Creative.

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Kickstarter Surpasses $1 Billion in Funding

Growthink Blog

That means that from April 28, 2009 to March 2, 2013, a nearly 4 year period, a half-billion dollars was raised on Kickstarter. Very interestingly, Kickstarter included lots of interesting statistics on these crowdfundings as follows: 5.7 Recall what I wrote above -- “more than half of the $1 billion was pledged in the last 12 months alone.”

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Lean Startup Machine Boulder

Feld Thoughts

Lean Startup Machine has a goal of doing 50 events in 2012 and 200 events in 2013. The next ones are in San Francisco (5/25), Toronto (6/8), Rotterdam (Netherlands – 6/8), Los Angeles (6/15), Boston (6/15), and Seattle (6/29). If you are in any of these cities, I encourage you to check it out.

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37 Websites with Amazing Free Stock Photos and Images

Kodorra

This website was launched in 2014 by amateur photographers with day jobs from Groningen and Drenthe in The Netherlands. This site was launched in 2013 with the aim to provide high-quality photos on foods when two food lovers saw a complete lack on food photography ‘good taste’ on free stock photography sites. SkitterPhoto.

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