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

The Next Web

But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. The Netherlands ranks top place in a large number of ICT indicators. On both these indicators, the Netherlands ranks second worldwide. The Netherlands remains open for business. A top-notch infrastructure.

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Surprise Is One Of The Most Powerful Small Business Marketing Tools

crowdSPRING Blog

Customers not only talk about their delight on social networks, but also love the experience so much that when they next purchase shoes, they will again buy from Zappos. Adopting a ‘surprise’ strategy thus requires a careful analysis of the costs and benefits (e.g., Surprise can be small and inexpensive.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Let’s break down their costs: Logo design: a simple contest on 99designs with a $300 prize. Total cost: $5000. Total cost: $100. The app obviously geolocalizes every info and integrates with Facebook and other social networks. With some great project management and a few crowdsourcing platforms.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. Cell Buddy has developed the only seamless, carrier grade solution, for low cost Voice calls, SMS and Internet, while abroad. Brandsforce - Company Website.

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Top 10 Common Mistakes By First-Time Online Entrepreneurs

Kodorra

Well, a big FYI to all – iPhone and Android were not the first mobile phones, Facebook was not the first social network ( Six Degrees was), Google, not the first search engine (see Archie ),the list goes on. Generally, it doesn’t cost you a fortune to start an online business compared to a shop.