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Jamal Oulel: on helping young people to get out of problematic debt.

Jamal Oulel is the founder and CEO of Socialdebt, a social enterprise with the mission of removing profits from collecting debts. Observing firsthand the impact of poverty and debt, he…
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Innovation
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Clint Bemont: on accelerating the energy transition in the Netherlands.

Clint Bemont is the Founder and CEO of Maxwell & Spark and a recent addition to the Dutch expat community. Originally hailing from South Africa, Clint speaks of his experience…
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Energy
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Rotterdam scale-ups gather for Founder Deepdive to address funding challenges

On November 28th, Up!Rotterdam hosted its first Founders Deepdive focusing on the topic of Capital. This Founders Capital Deepdive brought together the best and brightest scale-up founders from a variety…
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Investment
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Ellen Sano: on putting people first and disrupting an accounting market

Ellen Sano is not the type of person to settle for less. As an entrepreneur and Managing Director of Yuki, an innovative accounting software, she knows what it takes to…
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Technology
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The aftermath of the biggest Dutch startup delegation to Slush 2022

With a mission of helping the next generation of groundbreaking entrepreneurs, over the years Slush has become one of the most influential startup events in the world. This year’s edition…
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Innovation
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How Rotterdam connects students to scale-up careers

Rotterdam is a city full of opportunities for its students. With a thriving business community and a strong culture of entrepreneurship, throughout the years the city of Rotterdam has developed…
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Innovation
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How Minite creates access to relevant work for driven students

Minite is the first and the biggest platform in The Netherlands designed to match freelancing students with companies. Founded by Micky and Linky Chen startup is on a mission of…
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Innovation
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Tim Houter on being competitive, building Hardt and developing the hyperloop

Tim Houter has always been a competitive guy. Having been active in sports from a young age and later involving himself in a number of high-tech competitions, he knows what…
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Mobility
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Wouter Goedhart on building a recruitment marketing company and investing in startups

As co-founder and years-long CEO of VONQ, a key player in the recruitment marketing space, Wouter has learned tons about growing a company and building great teams.
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Digital
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Arosha Brouwer on the importance of understanding wellbeing

“With 17 employees and five amazing interns, we are spread across five time zones and are proud of the fact that we have 14 different nationalities onboard. And while it was not a conscious strategy to build such a diverse team from the get-go, it simply happened. That’s how we are.”
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Health
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Pieter Schoen: navigating the ups and downs of entrepreneurship

Pieter Schoen is a man who knows how to turn an idea into a successful business. After founding a publishing business and two IT companies, he started – and later…
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Technology
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Dealing with personal loss is never easy. Closure is there to help.

Everyone experiences the loss of a loved one at one point in their lives. There is no way around it and it is never easy to deal with. Graciëlla van…
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Technology
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