HeyJaredStartup Pass-port
The Startup Pass-port by Econsulate podcast series will serve as a platform to spotlight the inspiring stories and insights of ecosystem partners in leading startup communities. During our first series, we will focus on the startup ecosystem in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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V.O. Patents & Trademarks supports startups with patents and IP strategy (opens the original)
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Season 07 of Startup Pass-port by Frontwalker continues with Episode 30 - Tamara Elmore, Patent Attorney at V.O. Patents & Trademarks. Tamara Elmore discusses the role of patents and intellectual property for entrepreneurs, and why the important question is not always when to file, but when to speak to a patent attorney. She explains that entrepreneurs can start with a conversation without immediately taking on high costs, and that sometimes the right advice is to wait until they have more data
Why Achmea looks beyond the idea when choosing founders (opens the original)
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Season 07 of Startup Pass-port by Frontwalker continues with Episode 29 – Iselde van Beurden, Talent Lead at Achmea Impact Ventures. Iselde shares how Achmea moved from an internal ideas factory to a fully fledged startup studio. Instead of focusing only on innovations connected to Achmea's core products, the studio builds independent startups where Achmea can add value and where there is societal impact to be made. This can include resources such as customers, data, and internal expertise. Draw
BlueCity: From swimming pool to innovation hub (opens the original)
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Season 07 of Startup Pass-port by Frontwalker continues with Episode 28 – William Vuijik, Venture Lead at BlueCity. William Vuijik, Venture Lead at BlueCity, discusses how BlueCity is a hub for circular innovations in Rotterdam, with around 60 impact entrepreneurs working on technologies including solar technology, solar panels and new building materials with mycelium. He explains his role in managing BlueCity's incubator, where he helps ideas turn into scalable businesses, and shares his view t
Rabobank funds startups before they have any revenue (opens the original)
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Season 07 of Startup Pass-port by Frontwalker continues with Episode 27 – Robin Hempel, Start and Scale Up Banker at Rabobank. Robin Hempel discusses how startups can combine different forms of funding, including equity and bank financing. He explains that while startups may initially turn to equity, bank financing can become an option once there is a proven market or customers in place. He also introduces Rabobank's €25,000 innovation contribution for companies in the validation phase, as well
A scale-up here is a startup there (opens the original)
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Season 07 of Startup Passport by Frontwalker continues with Episode 26 – Bernadeta Karpavičiūtė, Scale Up Lead at Up! Rotterdam. Bernadeta Karpavičiūtė, Scale Up Lead, at Up! Rotterdam, discusses Upstream's separation from Up!Rotterdam and why the festival needed "the freedom that independence brings" to serve its target audience of founders and continue evolving. She explains how being part of the municipality brought benefits but also restrictions, and why the festival needs to be able to adap
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