startups

5 Key Questions for Startup Success

Building a successful Startup is hard work. You always start with a big vision and lots of energy. But after some first iterations of your idea you get to this crucial stage. Will our Startup takeoff or will it go nowhere? The following questions help to find our in a (more or less) structured way.… Read more →


Lean Innovation: speeding up corporate innovation

The Innovation Pitfall Organizations need to be superior in innovation to survive in today’s challenging business environment. New technologies, processes and business models emerge in ever shorting cycles. When we imagine innovation, in most cases breakthrough technological innovations come to mind. Hunting for these innovations is a risky adventure that rapidly soaks up Research &… Read more →


Horizon 2020: The Future of Internet

Today StarterSquad Founders Daan and Iwein packed their stuff and went to Brussels for the Horizon 2020 event about the Future of Internet. Around 700 people from across the EU were present to discuss opportunities around the themes Network Technologies, Software & Services Cloud, Net Innovation, and Experimental Platforms. How Horizon 2020 impacts the european… Read more →



How to recognize a great developer

Many organizations struggle with getting high quality developers on board. Especially when building a team, the cost effects of hiring the wrong guy at first are dazzling. I’ve interviewed and worked with quite a few developers and I’ve taken a lot of lessons from some of the greats like Joel smart-and-get-things-done Spolsky. But most of… Read more →


The need for Technical Angels

When talking about angels in the context of startups, people naturally make the association with investors. This is correct in some sense, but an angel does much more than financial backing alone. When a startup finds the right angel they get mentoring and a deep knowledge of the market to support their enterprise. In fact… Read more →