What’s your system of play?

I have to be honest; I had never thought about a startup team in terms of coaching a set of players into becoming an elite sportsteam, before I met a former national coach, who presented the idea and philosophy behind it to me. But it makes a ton of sense. When we talk about startup… Continue reading What’s your system of play?

Up your strategic thinking

Back in the day, when I wrote a book on what I called the efficient digital strategy, I did so because I was tired of working with clients (at the agency where I was back then), who had essentially no plan for what to achieve with the investments in digital they made nor any idea… Continue reading Up your strategic thinking

Have you got a Plan B?

Agility is a hugely important personality trait to have when you're running a startup in a dynamic market environment. Eventhough you have a laserlike focus on making your vision come through, you can be guaranteed that things are going to happen along the way that weren't a part of the plan, and where you will… Continue reading Have you got a Plan B?

4 personal learnings from 2022

2022 is behind us. As a person always interested in learning from experience, now is the time to look back and reflect a bit on what the past year provided that can be carried forward and hopefully put to good use in 2023 and beyond. There are many ways to do this, and I have… Continue reading 4 personal learnings from 2022

Moving aside

The other day I met a startup founder, who had been struggling getting his business of the ground as a business for the past couple of years. Despite claiming the ambition of millions of users worldwide, he had only reached a couple of thousand within the first couple of years. While there is always reason… Continue reading Moving aside

Join me in helping startups

One of the things, I find most pleasure in, is helping others succeed with their ideas and ventures. It's a big part of the reason, why I joined People Ventures in the first place, as a core part of our DNA is helping the founders, we invest in, in very hands on ways moving their… Continue reading Join me in helping startups

The beachhead pitfall

Every time I see a startup pitch for funding, the founders include an assessment of the size of the market, they are going after. The more detailed ones also give an assessment of the size of that market, they believe they can make their own and why. It is all well and good. Sometimes I… Continue reading The beachhead pitfall

Helping university research count

It is always a pleasure when you have the opportunity to go out and share some of the experiences and learnings, you have had, to an audience who need the insights in order to improve their odds of turning ideas into successful startups. I had such an opportunity the other day, when I visited the… Continue reading Helping university research count