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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. We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. The Netherlands remains open for business.

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Leveraging your social networks for crowdfunding success [Guest post by RocketHub]

VC Cafe

With the advent of modern social networking (and sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), we are more connected to our extended network of friends and supporters than ever before. RocketHub wants to empower the people behind the projects, and leverage their social networks to get more done. Build a Team. Meet the Press.

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SXSW Startups: Storro Secures Data

Austin Startup

Based in the Netherlands, Storro is a software company that contributes to a safer world through enabling secure communication via peer-to-peer and blockchain technology, which allows you to collaborate directly with who you need to, without the need to trust a third party. Storro is based in The Netherlands. What about underrated?

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

Startup Lessons Learned

Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? In the Netherlands being a entrepreneur very unusual. can I talk to them?" September 19, 2008 2:27 PM gmlk said. September 19, 2008 2:35 PM gmlk said.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

There will also be a free networking reception at Campus on Monday, June 25th. Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. So is the internet. UK Startups can receive an *almost free* ticket by registering on this page.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

In its official nomination of TaKaDu, the WEF committee said that “by combining smart IT and SaaS, TaKaDu is radically improving the efficiency of water networks, significantly increasing the world’s water supply. the New York-based Internet company spun off from Time Warner Inc., GOOGLE INSTANT BASED ON ISRAELI DEVELOPMENT.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

The two companies have collaborated for a long time, with Facebook using Face.com’s technology to help users tag the faces of friends in pictures they upload on the social network with Face.com’s Photo Tagger service. Facebook’s acquisition of Face.com will enable the social network to embed face recognition software into its photo app.

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