Looking forward to the Class of 2019 SBC Commerce Selection Days this week PwC in #Amsterdam. Always trying to crack the code of recognizing future success in 20 new startups. I'll be searching for the best gamer, thinker and achiever in one team. Am I right or is it a lottery?

Congratulations to the teams selected for the SBC Commerce track 2019! Was a privilege to meet and discuss all plans. Hard but rewarding work ahead. Go, go, go!

Many entrepreneurs ignore #branding because they consider it too expensive or don’t think they'll need it. The truth is, however, that the longer you wait to brand, the more confusion you'll create in the marketplace. bit.ly/2EvCWpC

Reflection and abstraction builds motivation to do the right things and overcome your emotions, feelings and fears. A crucial competence for #startups dreaming of scaling up and #unicorns.

Bees know how to do basic math nypost.com/2019/02/07/bee… and they are doing AI; soon they can learn algebra

Yes, and then a wave of thoughts and feelings come over me. Adventure? Radical Change? Jump in the next train to Moscow? Fall in love? Explore my fears? Join my enemies? Buy and renovate a house with my own hands? Take care of my mother? A sabbatical? Selfreflection works!?

All the best investors I know are more like founders than investors: Fred Wilson, Mike Moritz, Pmarca, Ben Horowitz, Keith Rabois. What do I mean by like founders? Informal, pragmatic, genuinely interested in products and not just in money.

"I would like to make a bold proposal: that half our waking minds be designated and saved for quiet reflection." t.ted.com/kQ7TcTt

Here’s what my twin brother is up to these days - humanizing big business. Way to go! Read about it on Forbes forbes.com/sites/estherch…

Check out my latest article: Blinkers and Headphones! linkedin.com/pulse/blinkers… via LinkedIn

Check out my latest article: Blinkers and Headphones! linkedin.com/pulse/blinkers… via LinkedIn

#Managementbyfear has a fertile soil in the absence of rational standards and goals, when personal fears sublimate in the most destructive style of management possible.

#ManagementByFear has a fertile soil in the absence of rational standards and goals, when personal fears sublimate in the most destructive style of management possible.

Grateful to have been present and supporting Dashmote as a coach at the start

With their vision and execution Dashmote will definitely grow to a global AI player. Great achievement over the past five years!

Aanstaande zaterdag Pluk de dag Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis. Speciaal voor (ex)kankerpatiënten. Fijn Stichting Roparun dat dit mede door jullie weer mogelijk wordt gemaakt! Stichting Pluk de Dag

We did! 4000 miles away, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, we felt a nightmare is finally coming to an end, not only for the US, but for the world, as this man and the atmosphere he created for 4 years was damaging our trust in society and democracy and fuelling hostility

Ringdijk Amsterdam Oost. Natuur in de stad.⁦@Stadsecoloog020⁩ ⁦Stadsdeel Oost⁩

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Witte meerkoet gezien onder de Duivendrechtsebrug ⁦@Stadsecoloog020⁩ ⁦Stadsdeel Oost⁩ #natuurindestad ⁦@HansMarijnissen⁩