Jan 20, 2018

NEXT Update #83: Welcome to 2018

Revue

NEXT Amsterdam

January 20 · Issue #83 · View online

3 long-reads about startups and entrepreneurship in your inbox every Saturday morning. Plus a free update on what's happening at NEXT. NEXT Amsterdam is a startup studio from Amsterdam.

2017 was a great year for NEXT Amsterdam and our portfolio. Not only did we invest in new startups from all over Europe, we also had our first exit.

Now in 2018, we’re picking up our updates! So welcome to 2018 😎 Let us share a quick recap of 2017, but most importantly also share 3 long-reads about startups and entrepreneurship with you.

- Esther and Timan

2017 - Recap

* We moved into our new office in Het Sieraad

* We invested in Butleroy (Linz), Peermatch (Frankfurt) and MedAngel (Berlin)

* Cocoon got acquired and rebranded to Carreermatch

* We were named 5th in the European Accelerator Top 20

* We developed the NEXT Convertible Revenue Share (soon to be open sourced)

* Esther launched The Corporate Startup book and the book was nominated as Management Book of the Year 2018

2018 - Looking ahead

In 2018 we will continue to scout the best talent in Europe to bring them to Amsterdam and into our NEXT Program. We also continue to help corporates with setting up data-driven Portfolio Management and real Innovation Accounting. Just like with startup analytics, we need to get rid of vanity metrics!

Will you join us?

Articles

Decentralized Startups

medium.com – Share

While early and unproven, decentralized startups may pose a serious threat to centralized startups. Great article by Ryan Hoover.

Facebook Can’t Be Fixed

shift.newco.co – Share

Facebook’s fundamental problem is not foreign interference, spam bots, trolls, or fame mongers. It’s the company’s core business model, and abandoning it is not an option.

“OK Google,” What Are the Problems with Speech Recognition Technology?

medium.com – Share

How Amazon and Google’s big bets on the smart speaker market affect their customers’ privacy

Lean Startup Summit discount

Lean Startup Summit Europe - 2018

emea.leanstartup.co – Share

Esther is speaking at the main stage of the summit about Innovation Accounting and Portfolio Management. Because of that we can offer you a 10% discount if you book your tickets before Jan 31st!

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