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

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Booking.com started in 1996 and was later acquired by Priceline Group (now called Booking Holdings) in 2005. Digital health, education, B2B SaaS. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? More overlooked founders than opportunities. I think the opportunity is more that they now will. Very positive.

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Making sense of Klarna

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In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. Pitch perfect, you might think.

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

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Having gained 15+ years of experience in a range of businesses — from startups to conglomerates, and experience of Series A to private equity — I’ve had the opportunity to actually apply the tried-and-tested practices of hypergrowth, as well as offer the full stack of C-level support.

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Meet Tatiana Glad, our New Global Executive Director

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A: It is an honour to step into this role and have the opportunity to build on the legacy of our past decade and help forge the next one – given the urgent need we now have in the world for sustainable solutions. I co-founded Waterlution in 2003 and continue to touch in with young water innovators through that network.

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

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Nor did I picture myself as a national advocate for health or dream of being recognized as a leading entrepreneur. I wanted to focus on my health. Each one presented me with an opportunity to gain experience and to learn. Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. www.harpercollinsleadership.com. We finalized our formulas.

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

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S3 Ventures founder and managing director Brian Smith notes that when he started the firm in 2005, venture capital in Texas was finally starting to recover from the dot.com bust. We are always looking for new opportunities, especially in SaaS, to help continue the momentum in our exciting local ecosystem,” he added.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. Pitch perfect, you might think.