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Ignite Podcast – Episode 10 – Anouk van der Laan – NestVC – Living In a Fund-Starved Environment
In this episode of the Ignite podcast, Michael Waitze is joined by Anouk van der Laan, the Head of Innovation at Nest.vc, a corporate innovation accelerator and incubator for a variety of businesses. Based in areas with developing markets, such as South East Asia, the Middle East and East Africa, Nest.vs is dedicated to helping businesses adapt in the age of digital transformation. In this podcast, they discuss Anouk’s global experience in the corporate world, along with the market gap she discovered between corporate and startups.
Around the World
From the Netherlands to Uganda, Japan to China, and Australia to Bangkok, Anouk has gained valuable insight and experience working in a variety of cultures and environments.
In this podcast, Anouk explains her journey from a physicist to working in the Venture Capital and Private Equity industry, what aspects of her physicist degree helped her, and the corporate insight she gained from years of experience in the field.
Bridging Gaps and Forming Connections
“Connect. Collaborate. Scale.” is the motto at Nest.vc.
Working in a company that is a ‘corporate innovation accelerator and incubator’, Anouk has gained expertise in bridging the gap between corporate businesses and startups. She discusses the key differences and growth requirements for both of these types of businesses in order to see what the best execution would be to drive success.
She then goes on to explain how she bridges the gap to form a successful connection to help both of them grow, such as defining key problem statements and finding the right specific collaboration opportunities for both parties.
The Startup Mindset
“If I don’t get venture capital funding, then I don’t get funding at all.”
With the fast-paced and ever-changing digital environment, it’s suggested that businesses should generally adopt a “startup mindset,” one that is flexible, agile and adaptable. However, Anouk discusses how this recommended startup mindset could potentially be what kills startups themselves. She goes on to explain the different routes startups go down to get funding, and how most startups want to acquire venture capital funding. They discuss how funding should not determine the success or validation of startups, as well as alternatives for capital that startups can aim for.
To learn more about Anouk van der Laan’s journey around the globe, gain insight into how innovation consultancy is changing and growing, listen to this episode of the Ignite podcast today.
This episode was expertly edited and produced by Alanis Braun. You can see her portfolio here and her LinkedIn profile here. The music called "Clear Progress" was created by Scott Holmes.
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By Michael Waitze MediaIn this episode of the Ignite podcast, Michael Waitze is joined by Anouk van der Laan, the Head of Innovation at Nest.vc, a corporate innovation accelerator and incubator for a variety of businesses. Based in areas with developing markets, such as South East Asia, the Middle East and East Africa, Nest.vs is dedicated to helping businesses adapt in the age of digital transformation. In this podcast, they discuss Anouk’s global experience in the corporate world, along with the market gap she discovered between corporate and startups.
Around the World
From the Netherlands to Uganda, Japan to China, and Australia to Bangkok, Anouk has gained valuable insight and experience working in a variety of cultures and environments.
In this podcast, Anouk explains her journey from a physicist to working in the Venture Capital and Private Equity industry, what aspects of her physicist degree helped her, and the corporate insight she gained from years of experience in the field.
Bridging Gaps and Forming Connections
“Connect. Collaborate. Scale.” is the motto at Nest.vc.
Working in a company that is a ‘corporate innovation accelerator and incubator’, Anouk has gained expertise in bridging the gap between corporate businesses and startups. She discusses the key differences and growth requirements for both of these types of businesses in order to see what the best execution would be to drive success.
She then goes on to explain how she bridges the gap to form a successful connection to help both of them grow, such as defining key problem statements and finding the right specific collaboration opportunities for both parties.
The Startup Mindset
“If I don’t get venture capital funding, then I don’t get funding at all.”
With the fast-paced and ever-changing digital environment, it’s suggested that businesses should generally adopt a “startup mindset,” one that is flexible, agile and adaptable. However, Anouk discusses how this recommended startup mindset could potentially be what kills startups themselves. She goes on to explain the different routes startups go down to get funding, and how most startups want to acquire venture capital funding. They discuss how funding should not determine the success or validation of startups, as well as alternatives for capital that startups can aim for.
To learn more about Anouk van der Laan’s journey around the globe, gain insight into how innovation consultancy is changing and growing, listen to this episode of the Ignite podcast today.
This episode was expertly edited and produced by Alanis Braun. You can see her portfolio here and her LinkedIn profile here. The music called "Clear Progress" was created by Scott Holmes.