Workshop: Strategic Venture Capital Funding
This Thursday I will be giving a workshop during E.day in Rotterdam. Attending the workshop is actually cheaper than buying a ticket for the conference so this is a great deal. The workshop is invitation only which means you have to apply for a seat but we do have a few spots available so if you are interested in learning all about Strategic VC Funding do apply directly at Waddameeting or let me know, so I can forward your interest to Waddameeting. Here is the official invitation in Dutch: Op zoek naar nieuw risicodragend kapitaal voor uw...
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the main reason for our trip to San Francisco next week (just between you and me) isn’t Techcrunch20 or Fleck promotion… The real reason is we need to get our own iPhone! We plan to take a cab straight from the airport to the nearest Apple Store and buy 2 iPhones. So, if you have any tips for us about hacks, special software to install or other ways to get more fun out of our iPhones please let us know. PS: yes, that is an iPhone she is holding. It is one of the first photos you find when you search for iPhone at Flickr....
read moreDeserted Island Strategy
The Deserted Island post was first published on April 23, 2006 at the Fleck.com Blog. Since then I have talked about it often. Today I found out that I never published it here on my personal blog. So here it is. It is a common mistake for start-ups (and people in general) to presume that if they would have more [anything] their product would be much better. More money, more people, more clients, more anything. People complain ‘If only I had the resources’ or ‘If only my boss would support me more’. You see these...
read morePlanHQ.com – A Major Breakthrough
“Battle is a highly fluid situation. You plan on your contingencies, and I have. You keep your initiatives, and I will.” Vic Deakins The reason why I picked this quote is because I applies so well to being in a start-up. It IS a highly fluid situation where nothing goes as planned and all you can do is expect contingencies and keep the initiative. That is also the reason why most business-plans are completely useless. A business-plan is a fixed plan that has to apply to a fluid, constantly changing, situation and it is outdated the...
read moreFeest.je!
We are throwing a party on the 31st of August and this is our top ten list of reasons why: 1. we will/might introduce a new version of Fleck around that time 2. we love our new office view and like to share that 3. The Next Web was a successful international conference 4. Wakoopa is doing good 5. Twones is coming up with some good stuff 6. Because Robert is finally leaving us alone (He’s going to Japan) 7. We love to share good times and there is always time for a nice party 8. Because we registered a great domain name for it :) 9....
read moreRabobank innovation challenge
Are you working on an innovative idea, product or service and are you looking for advice or a way to promote your project then the Rabobank innovation challenge might be interesting for you. You can submit your idea at a special Hyves page and if you are selected by the jury (I’m one of the jury members) you can present yourself on stage during Picnic 2007 or E.Day. Well worth a look if you are a starting...
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