Hans de Penning & Neople: Personalized Customer Support at Scale
Hans de Penning is the Founder and CEO of Neople, providing the world’s most helpful and intelligent digital co-workers for customer support teams. With the help of a Neople, your customer support team can handle incoming tickets with the speed of light. Neoples help answer all incoming questions, and they’re trained in your tone of…
Laura Di Santolo & Forward·Inc: Helping Newcomers Become Entrepreneurs
Laura Di Santolo is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Forward·Inc, an Amsterdam-based, internationally operating organization devoted to helping newcomers pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. They have a program dedicated to supporting people through all stages of entrepreneurship. Learn more about their programs and find out what Laura predicts for the Dutch startup ecosystem in the…
Jonie Oostveen & JADS Playground Incubator
We talked to Jonie Oostveen, the Venture builder at JADS Playground Startup Incubator. They aim to help students get their startups off the ground. While focusing on JADS students, the Playground is an open incubator, meaning that students from other universities and working professionals interested in data science and entrepreneurship are also welcome. Find out…
Dutch Startup Changemakers: Nalden
Ronald Hans aka Nalden first came to prominence with his pioneering blog, Nalden.net, which he started as a teenager. He co-founded WeTransfer, bootstrapped it to profitability, raised $25M, opened an office in LA and left a decade later. In addition to WeTransfer, he is the co-founder of the design studio Present Plus and is now building…
German Startup Changemakers: Will Fischer
Will Fischer, the Managing Partner at Voxdale, is passionate about solving the world’s hardest problems in unique ways. He’s worked in the fields of aerospace, nanotechnology, semiconductor equipment, robotics, mechatronics, consumer products, and smart furniture. He spent years working at startups and founding two of his own. Find out what is it about entrepreneurship that…
Dutch Startup Changemakers: Alain le Loux
We had a chat with Alain le Loux, a partner at Cottonwood Technology Fund which focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in disruptive technology startups. Find out how he entered the startup world, what is it about the startup world that particularly attracts him, and what he predicts for the Dutch startup ecosystem in the…
Dutch Startup Changemakers: Youri Doeleman
We had a chat with Youri Doeleman, a Partner at Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage VC. His mission is to turn exceptional individuals into great founders that create disruptive tech startups globally. Find out how he entered the startup world, what are the lessons for founders he learned over the years, and what…
German Startup Changemakers: Michael Asshauer
We interviewed Michael Asshauer, founder of Machen and Talentmagnet. Over the last decade, he learned many small but highly effective hacks and tricks from founders, leaders and managers from all over the world. His mission is to pass this knowledge to other entrepreneurs. Find out how he entered the startup world, what is it about the startup…
German Startup Changemakers: Michael Schmitt
We interviewed Michael Schmitt, the CEO of mii.ventures and founder of Gravitales GmbH. His mission is to provide new ways of creating value through marketing technologies and innovation practices. Find out how he entered the startup world, what it is about entrepreneurship that particularly attracts him, and what he predicts for the German startup ecosystem! 1. …
German Startup Changemakers: Gilg Frick
We had a chat with Gilg Frick, the founder of NPIRE, a creative agency with a focus on brand identity, design, and communication. The creative freedom of making something from scratch, having his venture, and his purpose always fascinated Gilg. Today, he is involved in multiple startups, so that he can empower them in their…
