Every time I assessed an opportunity during the last 15 years, I evaluated four questions: How big is the problem that you are addressing with the solution you need to bring to market? Each potential customer should agree that what you’re addressing is a major issue. How disruptive is the solution you are going to market …
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5 Guidelines when raising your angel seed round
I believe it makes sense to continue my crusade against angel investors asking for terms at seed stage funding that are not best practice and warn founders getting involved in such deals. In fact, angel investors should read them as well, as not following these guidelines does not only harm the company and the founders but threatens their …
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Evangelism at EVO Venture Partners
Maintaining knowledge of the current technology is one thing. Staying ahead of coming evolutions is a different ballgame altogether. To maximise our understanding of such developments, as well as to gain access to talented individuals and promising prospects, we’re actively participating in ‘user groups’, conferences, and other opportunities. This encompasses direct financial support and indirect …
Big data is all about the network
BY CONNECTIVITY EXPERT OLAV VAN DOORN Big Data analysis offers significant opportunities for the enterprise. Cost savings, increased productivity and improved customer insight are just some of the benefits. There has been plenty of discussion about corporate data and its management, but one aspect that is often overlooked is the smooth transmission of data from …
5 Essential Tips to get from Seed to Series A
BY DAVE DIRKS The take away from my last post on 5 essential tips to raise seed capital came down on manage and stay in charge of your funding process in terms of expectations, timelines and on the almost relentless need to focus on closing the deal. But what happens next once you succeeded and closed the deal? 1. …
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EVO Venture Partners closely works with leading venture capital firms
EVO Venture Partners closely works with leading venture capital firms around the world to co-invest in its seed rounds as well as to join in follow on rounds. At EVO Venture Partners we are constantly working on new and exciting tech ventures. We have long established relationships with the leading venture capital firms in the …
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The future of datacenter build & co-lo
BY JAN WIERSMA Last year my friend Tim Crawford wrote an excellent article on why CIOs should get out of the datacenter business. Tim focused on how current big cooperates are moving away from building, owning or renting datacenter facilities in favour of consuming IT at higher levels of the stack. As he focused on …
EVO Tech Summit
Join us for an enjoyable day of tech insights Don’t miss this chance to hear expert speakers share tips, tricks and ideas on a wide range of tech topics. Join others from the tech community in a day of informal chat and information exchange – all in the really cool surroundings of Amsterdam’s Pakhuis de …