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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

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based tech founders are welcomed with open arms. Booking.com started in 1996 and was later acquired by Priceline Group (now called Booking Holdings) in 2005. Bas Godska , founder, Acrobator Ventures. Bas Godska , founder, Acrobator Ventures. Digital health, education, B2B SaaS. million raised in the quarter before.

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Marketing Cube founder Maya Moufarek’s lessons for customer-focused startups

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Maya Moufarek, founder of Marketing Cube , spent more than 15 years working for companies like Google and American Express before launching her own growth consultancy. Now, everyone sees Google as this huge company with endless products and expansive teams, but back in 2005 when I worked there, it didn’t seem like a megacompany.

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Hint Founder Kara Goldin Says When it Comes to Entrepreneurship, Just Get Started

StartupNation

Nor did I picture myself as a national advocate for health or dream of being recognized as a leading entrepreneur. The founders of “Time” magazine, for example, wanted to create a news magazine that a busy person could read in an hour or less. I wanted to focus on my health. I was just focused on one goal.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the co-founder and CEO of Klarna — the Swedish fintech “buy now, pay later” sensation that is currently Europe’s most valuable private tech company — is dismissive of the suggestion that non U.S. companies should relocate to Silicon Valley if they really want to grow. Pitch perfect, you might think.

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Meet Tatiana Glad, our New Global Executive Director

Impact Hub

Tatiana, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam, takes over from Gabriela Gandel, who led the network for the past 10 years. Our collective strategy Ambition 2030 represents the promise of Impact Hub when I first joined as a member (Impact Hub Islington, 2005).

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

TechCrunch

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. TechCrunch Live is a free weekly event featuring investors, founders, and startups with the goal of helping entrepreneurs build better venture-backed businesses. It’s a city of unicorns and tech giants. Register here.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the co-founder and CEO of Klarna — the Swedish fintech “buy now, pay later” sensation that is currently Europe’s most valuable private tech company — is dismissive of the suggestion that non U.S. companies should relocate to Silicon Valley if they really want to grow. Pitch perfect, you might think.