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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

Avoiding saying no is a mistake I made as an entrepreneur and one I have seen many other founders make frequently. Thinking ahead 5-10 yearsm we believe that Toya will be one of the leading IP owners of the virtual world. It takes a LOT of courage to say no to potential revenue, especially in the very early stages of a startup.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. The point is clear, we need more entrepreneurs with the ambition to build large lasting companies.