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

The Next Web

Let me drop a few names and you will get the picture: Adyen, Booking.com (acquired by Priceline), Distimo, Mendix, Shapeways, Spilgames, Takeaway.com, TravelBird, WeTransfer and Qandidate. But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. A top-notch infrastructure.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. Eindhoven, Netherlands. And this is just one of the many pioneering technologies surfacing out of this mid-sized Southern city of the Netherlands. Pune, India?.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Israel’s ranking in the’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 increased to 24th place from 27th the year before. The Global Competitiveness Index is based on 12 pillars of competitiveness, which together provide a comprehensive picture of the competitiveness landscape in 139 economies around the world at all stages of development.

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6 tips to bridge cultural differences in marketing communication

The Startup Magazine

Because your service is a hit in the Netherlands, doesn’t mean the German market is waiting for your initiative. For example: a license plate check to retrieve the damage history of second-hand cars might work well in the Netherlands, but not in countries where a license plate is linked to a person and the car. Avoid assumptions.

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Exploring The Everyday: Better Meat For a Better Future

View from Seed

A: The idea was first patented by Willem Van Eelen in the Netherlands over 50 years ago, but it was never turned into a product. In the early 2000s, there was an artist by the name of Oron Catts , who, as an art demonstration, was able to grow frog cells in serum and then presented them at a dinner.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

Girls in Tech London picked the top women in 19 countries – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Israel – on the basis of their leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.

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Top 10 Common Mistakes By First-Time Online Entrepreneurs

Kodorra

You just a domain name, a web hosting account and online software, which could be free, thanks to open source. Mistake – Not Thinking Global Enough. I’m sure Booking.com didn’t think of just accommodating tourists with cheap hotels in the Netherlands when they started. Mistake – Giving Up Too Easily.