As a teenager, he learned the limits of the internet. Now, through his tech consulting firm HeadFWD, Daniël Siahaya helps large organizations become agile in a rapidly changing digital world. “There are always things you want to run away from, but that’s exactly where growth lies.”
With €37 million in investments and customers in 18 countries, Amsterdam-based Source.ag is working on an ambitious mission: to increase global food security through AI. "We want to become the first Dutch Agtech unicorn."
Easee, the Norwegian manufacturer of smart charging stations, is led in the Benelux by Alfred Kuijer and Stefan Dekker. Driven by their ambition to become the largest in the industry, the two former Tesla employees are willing to take a risk. “We’ve made every mistake a startup can make.”
In recent years, a number of startups have emerged in the energy sector, but what are the odds that two companies with similar values and complementary business models would move into the same building?
In collaboration with B. Amsterdam – How does a startup operate within one of the Netherlands’ largest organizations? Just ask Dusty Kwee, founder of PostNL’s innovation lab. “Our role is to continue to foster inspiration within the organization and to show what’s happening in the world around us.”
“I think this market is ready for a sustainable alternative,” says Freek Wessels, co-owner and Captain Cashew.
Let's be honest, Dutch lunches are not known for their culinary delights. That was no different at our lunch ten years ago.
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