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Founder stories from the Dutch tech scene. Interviews with founders exploring how and why they're building great startups, products, and culture from the Netherlands. Deeply human. Honest. In their words.
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How to raise a seed round for an AI-first company in the Netherlands (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, Dan here,I know a number of founders who are building AI-first companies in the Netherlands. And fundraising.Who isn’t building an AI-first company right now?! How are you supposed to stand out enough to raise?So when Nick Knuppe, Founder and CEO of neno, announced their €6.6M seed round a few weeks ago, I asked him to walk me through exactly how they made it happen.What follows is Nick’s own take on what it takes for an AI-first company in the Netherlands to raise a seed round.Read
Back to work – better (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, Dan here Summer seemed to end this week. 🥲School’s back, calendars filling up, and outside, well… 🌧️All signs point to: Back to work. Not always the easiest transition after summer holidays.I'm feeling it too, as I write this from winter in Australia, where I'm visiting family. It's a shorter digest edition this week: a few highlights to get you back to work – better.Work smarter 🧠Use AI better
Think bigger (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, Dan here,A different one this week – based on a single idea from a past conversation that I think more people in Dutch tech should hear.A bit of context: this comes from the very first edition of this newsletter – back when I had zero subscribers, so there's a good chance you haven’t read it.It’s from my conversation with Jelle Prins, Uber’s first employee and now co-founder of
How to go from €1M to €10M in one year (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, Dan here.Most founders I talk to are building their first company. And figuring things out as they go.Leo Caracas is different. He first built a nine-figure eCommerce brand from scratch, and now runs a portfolio of businesses running the same playbook – over and over.Talking to him, I realised the gap between a one-off success and a repeat founder isn't talent or luck. It's about having great systems.Leo is in eCommerce, but the lessons and systems he shares can be applied across any tech
Must-reads for people in Dutch tech 📚🏖️ (opens the original)
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It’s midsummer in Europe which means slower days, longer evenings, and (hopefully) a bit more time to read (instead of just skim). So for something different, and instead of a new interview this week, I've pulled together a highlight reel: the best things I've read (and written) this past yearA list of must-reads for a slow summer week – covering different things that make up life in Dutch tech.Read if you want to:Learn how to be better than 95% of people at workFind out about what Robert Vis ca
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