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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. Here’s our story. From ‘news’ to ‘new’. This reporting takes place in their own ‘gardens’?—?sections

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The unimportance of product names

37signals.com

The unimportance of product names. Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. And what about picking a name that’s available as a domain? Obsessing over a name is an easy time trap to fall into when you should be focused on more important obstacles (i.e. Apr 27 2010. Ty Fujimura.

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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

As a result, Zoom became a house name for video calling while their stocks grew by 545% in 1 year. The goal of the sprint was validating the demand in the “IT integrators” vertical in 5 European countries: Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain and England. We start with answering the question: how can we validate if there is demand?

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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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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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Twitter Link Roundup #242 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

5 Must-Use Tools for Brainstorming Company Names – crowdspring.co/1wehUO7. Glow-In-The-Dark Highways Open In The Netherlands | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1wXq6DJ. Small Business and Startups: Customer Service Marketing Manifesto – crowdspring.co/1wYokDi. Fewer bosses. More coaches, please – crowdspring.co/1q5hqpL.

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The Problem is the Advertising, Not the Ad Blocker

crowdSPRING Blog

In other words, by standing by an already faltering business model in the name of revenue protection, these companies may unwittingly be sacrificing more durable revenue streams in the long term. A couple months ago, almost every major news site in the Netherlands served malware through its ads to its users.