“Pick a price that reflects the value you bring to your customers, not just your own production costs” – John Henry, host of startup podcast Open for Business
PWS#5: The social business that would connect Indian sewers to Dutch socially responsible women FAILED
PWS#4: The Kids Card Game that will improve your kids’ communication skills FAILED

ProblemIn Tokyo I met a Danish guy at Startup Weekend Tokyo who told me about his friend playing a communication game with his kid. Once a week, he and his family would sit together to discuss the week’s challenges, and give each other tips on how to tackle issues. The parents did this to develop […]
PWS#3: The SmallWorld for Travel that prevents you from having to plan your next holiday ever again FAILED

Problem I hate planning holidays. I will book plane tickets for a 3-week backpacking adventure and a few days before departure realise that I really need to book a hostel for the first night and make sure I have an airport pickup. From the moment that I’ve booked my flight until the moment I leave, […]
Waarom de We Are Public pas m’n beste culturele investering ooit is

Tot een aantal jaar terug zou ik mezelf omschrijven als cultuurbarbaar. Dit was deels gedreven door desinteresse: ik kon emotieloos naar een schilderij of beeldhouwwerk staren en me afvragen wat er aan het werk in kwestie nou zo mooi was. De andere reden was financieel: zodra iets cultureels geld kostte koos ik eieren voor m’n […]
My 10 key takeaways from taking the world’s most popular MOOC: Coursera’s Learning how to Learn

Understanding the way we learn is super handy to learn more effectively in the future. Here are my 10 key learnings from the world’s most popular MOOC: Learning how to learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects. 1. There are two modes of thinking and you need both ways to learn new […]
Suggestions for spending a few days in Tokyo

You’re probably reading this blogpost because you’re planning to visit Japan very soon…exciting!!! What follows is an overview of my learnings and tips after having spent 3 months in the world’s most inspiring city ;-). Start at the top or just straight to: 5 must-do’s when in Tokyo Itineraries through popular neighborhoods Food Common customs […]
PWS#2: The extra-healthy-smoothie that would prevent colleagues from eating too many cookies at work FAILED
PWS #1: The premium Marktplaats resell service to help busy people sell their valuable items FAILED

Let’s kick off my Problems Worth Solving challenge with an idea I tested extensively in 2017: ‘the Marktplaats for busy people’. How it all started During a random conversation with one of my friends mid 2017, my friend mentioned that she wanted to sell some of her clothing but didn’t feel like taking the trouble to […]
PWS #0: Reintroducing a hobby I’ve left aside for too long: problem testing!

I once made a product nobody wanted. Physically and mentally drained and lacking another real problem to solve, I decided to get into digital consulting to pay the bills. It didn’t take me long to find out that advising other people what to do wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. I’d rather implement my own […]
The 8 things I’ve learned from my first startup failure

During a university course of the master programme Business Information Management a couple of years ago, me and my teammates had to come up with an idea for an app. What started as a uni assignment turned into a great startup adventure. The pitch: do you hate waiting all alone for your friends to arrive […]
Een abonnement nemen op NRC is een waanzinnig slecht idee

Op een zaterdagochtend een paar maanden terug liepen de rillingen mij over de rug en stopte mijn hart even met kloppen toen ik las dat NRC met Blendle zou stoppen Concurrentie en een gebrek aan online innovatie lagen aan de kern van deze frustratie NRC maakte namelijk al gebruik van linkjes, video’s en andere digitale […]
How to have a great weekend in Paris: a suggestion
The five startup podcasts that will inspire you to test your idea & launch your own startup

Here’s my top 5 favourite startup podcasts. Inspiration guaranteed! #1 Startup by Gimlet Media – first season on how founders Alex and Matt set up their own podcast company Gimlet Media, then various seasons where Gimlet follows other startups and analyses the rise and fall of various companies #2 How I Built This by NPR […]
Looking for the user experience of a lifetime? Then check out Glossier.com

Buying Glossier’s Phase 2 set was probably the most exciting customer experience I’ve had ever since I started buying things online about a decade ago. Rarely have I been as desperate getting my hands on new products. How did the IntoTheGloss spin-off manage to capture my attention the first time I read about Glossier on IntoTheGloss, […]
My one year Blendle anniversary: three reasons why I’ve grown so fond of the service

Average reading time: 3 minutes Note: Due to the embedded images by Tableau, this article is best viewed on a tablet or laptop. Recently it had been a year since I started using Blendle. Rarely have I been more excited about a news service membership anniversary. In fact, reflecting on the past year with Blendle […]
From skepticism to obsession: how Glossier convinced me to splurge $50 in less than a week

Average reading time 5 minutes. “WHAT?!? Did IntoTheGloss just launch its own make up brand?” is the first thing that crosses my mind when I find out about Glossier on ITG. “Why would anyone try to launch another make-up brand in this saturated market?” To say I am skeptical is an understatement. But my skepticism […]
How me and Blendle became best breakfast buddies

Average reading time 3 minutes. The first time I used Blendle I knew I had discovered something potentially very interesting. It was late September 2015 and I had some time to kill while travelling to Amsterdam Noord. A couple of days earlier I had subscribed to its newsletter after having heard about it on Dutch […]
Open for Business episode 3 quote cost based pricing
Justin Jackson Megamaker Startups for the rest of us start small
Beauty blog IntoTheGloss’ founder Emily Weiss launched an online makeup line targeted at the selfie generation
A must-see documentary in which Spencer Seabrooke breaks the world record for the longest solo high wire walk
Highly inspiring.
Source:Vimeo
Next time you’re going to Paris, make sure to watch this video
Afdeling Buitengewone Zaken knows how to prototype rapidly
This is genius!!! Check out their website for more cool stuff.
Source: Afdeling Buitengewone Zaken
Freitag introduces its 100% compostable denim with a great video
Source:Freitag.ch
Rus Khasanov creates beautiful art with oil, soy sauce, ink and soap
Source: Digg
School of fish • /r/pics
Source: Reddit.
A demo on the accessibility to art and culture
Director of Google’s Cultural Institute and Art Project Amit Sood and Google artist in residence Cyral Diagne @TED.
This French sneaker brand gets you running by offering lovely meals paid for in kilometers
Source: Adweek
A compelling story of food delivery startup Bento that is advised to shut down by its investor but manages to save itself just in time
Dating Ring lessons learned
Anish Kapoor creates the most beautiful art
Only Tesla thinks of this
Only needs 30 cm to spread its wings, wherever you go #ModelX pic.twitter.com/5DxDjW9tGs
— Tesla Motors (@TeslaMotors) 11 mei 2016https://t.co/5DxDjW9tGs
This 3D pen melts and pours colored plastic through the tip!
Source: Business Insider
Quote Chris Sacca conviction
Chris Sacca pitches Gimlet Media to Alex Blumberg the right way
Bypassing a store lock • /r/gifs
Man in a mask • /r/pics
Source: Reddit
On how a college student 3D-printed his own braces for less than $60
A beautiful documentary on the rise and fall of Gidsy, the Dutch travel community that received $1Mio from i.a. Ashton Kutcher
Jared Fliesler quote you have one life
The best clip of Zondag with Lubach S4 must be parody of HelloFresh
This must be one of the most entertaining articles on startup life I’ve ever come across
After hearing this clip you’ll know how to carry your trapper keeper the cool way
Graffiti 2.0
For those who’ve always wanted to spray paint graffiti but never dared to: this is it ;-).
Source: Youtube.com
Brad Feld Product Hunt Quote
Koka Nicoladze is a creative designer in music who creates neat videos
Sit back and relax for this magnets & marbles video
How justin.tv turned into Twitch and got bought by Amazon for close to $1B
The person who cut this pizza for the box photo has no idea what they are doing • /r/mildlyinteresting
The single biggest reason why startups succeed is Timing
Bill Gross, founder of Idealab @ TED
One to remember.
Tim Urban explains the difference between two subgroups of people who are chronically not okay late
Uber’s plan to get more people into fewer cars
Interesting TED talk
by Travis himself.
Dog having the time of his life on the waterslide
Insightful and super funny TWIStartups episode on live video streaming with Periscope cofounder Kayvon Beykpour aka kayvz
Exactly how tall is Jake Gyllenhaal anyway?
Thirthy-eight minutes of pure entertainment.
Source: TeamCoco
A prosecutor’s vision for a better justice system
talk by Adam Foss.