Rogier van den Heuvel is VP, Worldwide Sales of messaging service and Amsterdam-based,
ebuddy.
AdExchanger.com : What's the startup culturelike in Europe - even Amsterdam, specifically? Are there hotspots? (i.e. like Silicon Valley in Carlifornia). Is creating interest with venture capital firms a challenge?
There is a thriving start up culture in Europe including tech, software, internet and mobile companies. These include: Layer,
Distimo and
eBuddy in Amsterdam; Amiando in Munich; TweetDeck and
Flirtomatic in London,
Vente-privee.com and Jolicloud in Paris; Spotify in Stockholm, and many other examples of European start-up success stories.
Interview at AdExchanger:
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