Growth
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TQ is a label for growth. We help push tech startups towards exponential growth by providing them with community, events and facilities.
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10 soothing tech tools to keep you happy at work
Work takes up a lot of our time, or around 92,120 hours over our lifetime, to be exact. So, it’s not hard to work out why being happy at work is so important. Studies have found that happy workers are healthier, more productive, and even more likely to get promoted. So how ...
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How and why you should include diversity in your business strategies
The results are in: Diversity drives business success (and in far more ways than just profit). A diverse workplace can make you feel more comfortable expressing yourself, helping you bring your best ideas, your best work, and your best self. Also, a company’s openness to a wider ...
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Baking mischief and delight into your products will make people love them
You should never underestimate the power of making people happy. Here are four tips from Techstars' Eamonn Carey to help ...
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I went to work as a telepresence robot to see if it can cure loneliness
While difficult to observe, loneliness and isolation are major social issues leading to problems like anxiety, depression, and a mortality rate four times higher than obesity, to name a few. One Norwegian startup, however, is on a mission to conquer this problem and believes telepresence ...
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Introducing Growth Quarters: TQ and Google for Entrepreneurs stage at TNW Conference 2018
This year for the first time, TQ and Google for Entrepreneurs are teaming up to present the newest track at TNW Conference ...
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How to survive in a coworking space when you don’t like talking to people
Introverts, like myself, are the slightly ungraceful personality type best known for salivating over solitude and being self-sufficient. But unfortunately for us, the world is built on social interaction. It’s the ugly truth, but us socially awkward dorks just have to accept the ...
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How to GDPR-proof your startup — time is running out
The May 25th roll-out date of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is barrelling towards us. As with the majority of EU regulations, it can seem overwhelming at first, especially for startups who don’t usually have a budget for expert legal advice. We consulted Remie ...
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We built a 650 person tech hub in less than a year: Here's what happened
In 2016 we opened the doors of TQ, our curated tech hub in the heart of Amsterdam. In November 2017 we had welcomed over 187 companies, 529 residents and 67 startup founders, 165 members that shared desks, 18,774 visitors, and 261 events. A year after its launch, we still have a lot ...
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How to build a startup while having a full-time job — according to people who did it
Starting a new startup while having other critical obligations in your life, like a full-time job or a family, is certainly challenging -- but not impossible. We asked three entrepreneurs in TQ, a tech hub in the heart of Amsterdam, who have experienced this first-hand, what their ...
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Eric Schmidt's top tips for growing your startup from 0 to Google
When you’re looking for inspiration on how to grow your startup into a company that could change the world, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and Executive Chairman of Alphabet, seems like a pretty good person to ask. In early October, Schmidt visited TQ, a tech hub in Amsterdam ...
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Alphabet's Eric Schmidt thinks these are EU tech companies' biggest challenges
Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet and former CEO of Google, is considered an authoritative source when it comes to the tech world. So it’s no surprise that when he has something to say, people listen. Last night, Schmidt stopped by TQ, the Amsterdam tech hub founded by ...
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6 ways to keep your team happy and motivated
In the dynamic startup scene where there’s no shortage of new opportunities, how can founders keep their ever-growing teams happy and motivated? We asked six residents from the community at TQ, a tech hub in the heart of Amsterdam that aims to push startups towards exponential ...
