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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. From then on, we had five months to build a platform and hire an editorial staff to keep our crowdfunding promise of launching in September 2013. He originally published this post on on Medium.

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15 steps to launch your own tech startup: Part 2

The Next Web

If you are an Internet/software business, take care you pick a location that helps you to start. There already was a lot of talent in Berlin, and it was relatively easy to hire. Our top countries today are the US (by far), Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, China and Japan, but all those countries have key differences.

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Six streaming locations

Startup Lessons Learned

Im excited to announce the first six confirmed simulcast locations: Delft, Netherlands [link] Provo, UT [link] Boulder, CO [link] Chicago, IL [link] Barcelona, Spain [link] Vancouver, Canada [link] Please RSVP so our organizers can plan capacity accordingly. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Lessons Learned: Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?

Startup Lessons Learned

In the Netherlands being a entrepreneur very unusual. @gmlk, what would it take for you to recommend this blog to an entrepreneur who was a friend of yours? September 19, 2008 2:27 PM gmlk said. Eric: It would take that I have friends which are entrepreneurs. September 19, 2008 2:35 PM gmlk said. September 19, 2008 2:38 PM Sean Murphy said.

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Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets

Startup Lessons Learned

Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv for handling the actual broadcasts. Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv for handling the actual broadcasts. Facebook Fans Recent & Upcoming Events 2010 I am experimenting with using Plancast to track my 2010 event schedule. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more)

Startup Lessons Learned

Facebook Fans Recent & Upcoming Events 2010 I am experimenting with using Plancast to track my 2010 event schedule. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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The unimportance of product names

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Sjoerd Interactive Studios The Netherlands. Most Internet marketing does not work that way. You’re essentially saying “Don’t worry about Internet marketing. ”), but the original 2001 iPod itself had nothing to do with the internet. We made a project manager: Interactive Project Manager. Sayam Khan.