Category Archives: CEO/founder interviews

How to move from university course to a real company: the story of Innabox

Posted on October 4, 2012 by sieuwert

The company Innabox was formed when five students met at an entrepreneurship course at the University of Amsterdam. As part of the course, they formed a team, designed a product and pitched their company at the course final event in … Continue reading →

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How to start a semiconductor company: the story of GreenPeak

Posted on September 27, 2012 by sieuwert

Launching a hardware innovation such as a real electronics product is said to be harder than launching a software product or service. But how much time, effort and money is really needed? We asked these questions to a veteran in … Continue reading →

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Creating a pitch? Pitchenvy shows you how

Posted on August 12, 2012 by sieuwert

Pitchenvy is website that shows examples of presentations that previous startups have created to present their company to investors. The website was created by Seena Zandipour, entrepreneur and management student at University of California Merced. In this interview we talk … Continue reading →

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From idea via Startup Weekend to launch: the story of Favour.it

Posted on July 26, 2012 by sieuwert

Favour.it is a recent startup that helps people find ‘favorites’ (products and more , called “favourits”  by the founders) of their friends. I saw their presentation during a Startup Weekend late 2011 and since then followed the progress. By now … Continue reading →

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How to crowdfund your company on Symbid

Posted on July 15, 2012 by sieuwert

With the recent remarkable successes at Kickstarter,(read more about some stories here)  it has become clear that crowdfunding (raising money from a large crowd of people, often through the Internet) can be used for significant investments. Kickstarter however is best … Continue reading →

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