Ever since I started high-school I knew that I was going to be an entrepreneur. My first company was founded when I was 19 years old and by the time I graduated from university I had founded my second company, a student association and multiple committees for the university.
Entrepreneuring isn’t the same as it was just a few years ago. The constantly faster changing world, being fuelled by the rapid changes in Internet technology mainly, have changed the way that entrepreneurship is conducted.
My three believes
I thoroughly believe in three things, which shape the way I do business and live my life:
- You can have anything you want in life, if you help enough people get what they want in life
- Being pro-active is the cornerstone of becoming successful
- Success is a combination of happiness, health and wealth
These 3 rules that I live by lead me to constantly evaluate what I am doing and adjusting my actions.
Modern entrepreneurship
In the modern world, where Internet enables us to have access to virtually all the information that is available worldwide, adaptation is key for entrepreneurs. The business models, information access and the way networking is conducted has completely changed. In 2000 the big thing was Internet startups (being completely overhyped), and millions were lost in dotcom investments. Now, with the Internet becoming more mature, the chances for entrepreneurs on the web have re-emerged.
Success, entrepreneurship and self-improvement
Becoming successful is not something that happens overnight. It takes planning, a lot of hard work and a very clear vision of your goals in life. The articles on this weblog are all about these important things, that I have learned (and am still learning every day!).
To get to the point where I am in life now, I have several coaches guiding me. In the articles on this weblog I combine the lessons from my coaches with my experience as an entrepreneur. The articles give you simple methods that I use in daily life to achieve success.
What I have done in life so far
- Self-employed since the age of 19
- Founded a software development business, focusing on point-of-sales software for small companies and restaurants
- Being creative: photography, drawing, computer-aided design, concept development and more…
- Developed several unique concepts, including a technology similar to Microsoft’s Historical Debugger … over 6 years ago
- Currently developing multiple concepts
- Co-founder of -Z- Innovative Technology, a company that focusses on IT projects, concepts and products
- Multiple national ultimate champion with my team Cambo Cakes
- Competed at the World Championships 2008 in Vancouver for the Dutch ultimate team
What’s still to accomplish
- Develop the one concept that trumps all my previous ones. And then doing that again… and again…
- Help others become (better) entrepreneurs
- Concept development together with other entrepreneurs
- Travel the world
- Snowboarding in British Columbia, Canada and New Zealand
- Become completely location independent
- Winning an international ultimate tournament with my team Cambo Cakes, such as the Windmill Windup
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