Entrepreneurs deserve more support

Everyone has an opinion—but few know the reality. It’s not just risk-taking or working without a boss. It’s about creating value, facing adversity, and growing something lasting. It’s not easy. It’s not always respected. But it matters.

Entrepreneurs create a huge positive impact in society.

After 30 years of building businesses from scratch
—through failures, pivots, wins, and near-burnouts—
we’re ready to share entrepreneurial expertise and experiences what no textbook will teach you.

Mentor & Coach

As a founder and entrepreneur, you are ultimately on your own, despite boards of directors, managers, friends and family. They just haven't been through the same thing and are not the ones ultimately responsible. You are.

The ideal profile of a Mentor (Coach) is someone who has been through the same thing, who is open about first-time mistakes, wrong choices and can point out why. A mentor does not make choices for you. a Mentor helps in seeing the big picture, coming up with unexpected approaches or options. A mentor understands you because he/she is also passionate, stubborn, smart, ... wanted to achieve something.

Career started in 1988, and an entrepreneur since 1995. Innovative, caring for employees, creative and driven, surviving crises, achieving successes and celebrating far too little. Ready to help.

Independent Board member

Some points why I add value as an independent director:

Automation and robotics engineer, broad technology knowledge, past customers in allmost all industries
30 years entrepreneur (last 20 of which with AI, legaltech, ESG/CSRD)
‘Strategic innovative thinker’ according to my publisher in UK
Strongly focused on business opportunities from jobs-to-be-done by target audience
Strong in seeing eco-systems, the linkages and dependencies, the risks and opportunities
VLAIO once called me ‘too innovative’
Experience on boards of directors, both profit and non-profit (aka ex-chairman ie-net engineering association)
Active as a mentor for entrepreneurs/CEOs via NOA and directly in my own network
Frequent speaker at events, guest lecturer at, among others, KULAK-PUC
Direct communication style focused on target audience and purpose of message
...

Angel Investor

As an investor, the following elements are important in a case:

an entrepreneur (and team) with passion
business domain with a positive impact for humanity
respect for ethics, principles and values
a potential scale-up organization
in domains where my added value contributes to your excellence

In short, what is described as "smart money".

And thanks to a network and relationships of entrepreneurs, relationships with investment funds and VCs, larger rounds of capital can be achieved.