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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. In the future, we will white-label this CMS to further finance our journalistic adventure.

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Spotting Opportunities; The Startup Journey of Catherine Mandungu

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RevOps brings everyone together, ensuring collaboration, from marketing, sales, service, customer service and finance, and unites all these components with three shared goals. She was born in Congo, DRC, and then largely raised in the Netherlands by a single mum of four girls. These goals are. Pricing for better conversion and margin.

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Startup Equity Crowdfunding Grows in Europe (NESTA Report)

VC Cafe

entrepreneur decides. investment is via a co–opertaive established in the netherlands. . €<1m. investment is via a co–opertaive established in the netherlands. entrepreneur decides. entrepreneur sets amount which cannot be altered. entrepreneur makes decision. entrepreneur makes decision.

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10 lessons I learned by taking the entrepreneurial Red Pill

The Next Web

Up until today, I consider all four a must-read for any entrepreneur or anyone looking into entrepreneurship. Don’t be like us and ask other entrepreneurs for advice so you can overcome obvious pitfalls. A perfect story from the Netherlands in my opinion: Favour.it For me, these books were great guides. Mind the overlap.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Eindhoven, Netherlands. And this is just one of the many pioneering technologies surfacing out of this mid-sized Southern city of the Netherlands. Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Lists' Pune, India?. It has the highest density of startups in the world and 61 companies in NASDAQ.

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

The Next Web

As European talent in the form of startups and entrepreneurs continue to flock towards the USA, the question remains: why? Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. But it stifles those with the potential to be great entrepreneurs. Is it attitude or is it money?

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Leading financial magazine Global Finance named Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer among the top ten World’s Best Central Bankers for the year 2010. The company’s founder, Amir Peleg, is a serial entrepreneur who previously also founded Yadata, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2008, Unipier, and EVS, which went public in 1991.