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I started a new Youtube channel and here is what I’ve learnt.
What happens when you start a new youtube channel in Europe in 2018? Have you noticed that there aren’t really any youtubers in talking about tech in Europe? For a large part…
4 Books you need to read
I wanted to share my 4 top audiobooks / books (that I listened to on audible) that I really had fun listening and learning from over the last few months. If you…
So you want to talk on stage at a tech conference?
A question I get asked alot from people in the tech industry is “How do I get to speak on stage during a conference?”. I thought I would dedicate my first real…
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Amsterdam’s Startup Manifesto
This was written by Vincent van Leeuwen & Paul O’Connell. After the large success of U.S. startups over the past two decades, several large European cities are striving to become Europe’s Silicon…
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Efficiently killing your baby
The task at hand is finding the answer to what’s next? The irony is that the tag-line for my startup for the first 6 months was ‘What’s next?’! Did I ever imagine…
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8 design mistakes that startups can avoid.
Skype and coffee are my two basic tools when I’m on the job of talking to startups who ask me to look over their product or site and give a practical honest…
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Designers in startups: the Goldilocks zone
The advent of designer Founder in startups is here. I read it, I hear about it but I don’t see it. Being in the bowels of Europe in Amsterdam’s startup scene I’ve…
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Founderfeeds: minimum viable event
Amsterdam sits in the sweet-spot of Europe and is absolutely chocked full of smart people with hot ideas. The city is the epitome of mobility whether you think of that meaning geographical…
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Brands: You are how you are perceived
I’ll start with Social media in itself can’t build a brand. Communication has always been more personal when it’s person to person but getting brand ideals out to a larger audience takes…
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Fall on your ass, it’s good for you
‘It’s okay to fail’ is a tenet that is popular in concept but in practice attitudes still shy away from embracing the acceptance that; in the startup world failure is more common…
