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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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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

The Next Web

This is a representation of 2003 – 2013. But hoarding money means it doesn’t trickle down and assist the rest of society in any way. Even the Netherlands is catching up, with FailCon NL taking place this week on March 4th, 2014 in Amsterdam. But it stifles those with the potential to be great entrepreneurs.

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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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