Comments on: 50 innovative companies from Holland http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/ International technology news, business & culture Thu, 24 May 2012 14:58:17 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pact between Wuzzon and Dance4Life for STOP AIDS NOW : The Next Women http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366462 Pact between Wuzzon and Dance4Life for STOP AIDS NOW : The Next Women Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:46:28 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366462 [...] Wuzzon is an online community in which vistors can make and sell their home-made ringtones and wallpapers  in their own online shop. Founders Louise Verschuren en Brigitta Schlumpf obtained their initial funding, by participating in the TV programme Dragon’s Den. They won an amount of 75,000 Euro. The company is expanding into Europe after winning several competitions. They are in the final 50 of the Accenture Innovation Award. [...] [...] Wuzzon is an online community in which vistors can make and sell their home-made ringtones and wallpapers  in their own online shop. Founders Louise Verschuren en Brigitta Schlumpf obtained their initial funding, by participating in the TV programme Dragon’s Den. They won an amount of 75,000 Euro. The company is expanding into Europe after winning several competitions. They are in the final 50 of the Accenture Innovation Award. [...]

]]> By: friend http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366461 friend Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:19:08 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366461 yeah..i also think Netlog from Belgium yeah..i also think Netlog from Belgium

]]> By: Patrick de Laive http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366460 Patrick de Laive Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:54:42 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366460 @adriaan I know, I didn't make the rules @adriaan I know, I didn’t make the rules

]]> By: Adriaan Mol http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366459 Adriaan Mol Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:39:45 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366459 Netlog is from Belgium? Habbo Hotel is from Finland? Netlog is from Belgium?
Habbo Hotel is from Finland?

]]> By: Video | FrenchWeb - l'actualité des startups internet, Voip, TVip, Saas en France http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366458 Video | FrenchWeb - l'actualité des startups internet, Voip, TVip, Saas en France Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:21:51 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366458 [...] 50 innovative companies from Holland - The Next Web [...] [...] 50 innovative companies from Holland – The Next Web [...]

]]> By: StepFree » Blog Archive » StepFree Bookmarks week 37 http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366457 StepFree » Blog Archive » StepFree Bookmarks week 37 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:20:27 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366457 [...] 50 innovative companies from Holland [...] [...] 50 innovative companies from Holland [...]

]]> By: Patrick de Laive http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366456 Patrick de Laive Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:13:24 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366456 @all thanks for your replies. I know Paypal has over 2 million accounts in the Netherlands (I have 5 accounts). My guess would be that Paybymail is looking to become 'the Dutch Paypal' where people can send and request money by email. This is going to be a tough job. They do have one advantage over Paypal, you can request money via email and the paying party do not need a Paybymail account, any bankaccount will do. If I check Paypal payments for events we organize (The Next Web, KingsofCode, Blog08, Bowlr) less than 1 percent is paying with Paypal, and 90 percent of that one percent is not Dutch. So yes, the statement that paypal is non existent in NL is a bit bold, but the point I'm trying to make is that paypal is not widely used as pay per email service in NL. I've edited the post as well. @all thanks for your replies.

I know Paypal has over 2 million accounts in the Netherlands (I have 5 accounts).
My guess would be that Paybymail is looking to become ‘the Dutch Paypal’ where people can send and request money by email. This is going to be a tough job. They do have one advantage over Paypal, you can request money via email and the paying party do not need a Paybymail account, any bankaccount will do.

If I check Paypal payments for events we organize (The Next Web, KingsofCode, Blog08, Bowlr) less than 1 percent is paying with Paypal, and 90 percent of that one percent is not Dutch.

So yes, the statement that paypal is non existent in NL is a bit bold, but the point I’m trying to make is that paypal is not widely used as pay per email service in NL.

I’ve edited the post as well.

]]> By: Maarten http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366455 Maarten Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:14:46 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366455 @Egbert - we are close to 2 million account in the Netherlands :). @Patrick - I would have expected a bit more research if you make a bold statement like this. I do not think we would fit this list (we aren't Dutch) but to say we are non-existent... @Egbert – we are close to 2 million account in the Netherlands :).

@Patrick – I would have expected a bit more research if you make a bold statement like this. I do not think we would fit this list (we aren’t Dutch) but to say we are non-existent…

]]> By: Egbert http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366454 Egbert Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:10:35 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366454 If I am correct, PayPal has over 1 million account holders in The Netherlands. Egbert If I am correct, PayPal has over 1 million account holders in The Netherlands.

Egbert

]]> By: Eelco Lempsink http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/11/50-innovative-companies-from-holland/#comment-366453 Eelco Lempsink Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:36:36 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4258#comment-366453 What do you mean by "NOTE: Paypal is non existent in the Netherlands"? Nowadays it's perfectly possible to 'pair' your PayPal account with a Dutch bank account. What do you mean by “NOTE: Paypal is non existent in the Netherlands”? Nowadays it’s perfectly possible to ‘pair’ your PayPal account with a Dutch bank account.

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