Bert-Arjan is the founder of NLC and has a personal aim to advance health. He has over 20 years of experience in business development and growth strategies. His love for pushing boundaries and stretching the possibilities of an organisation allows Bert-Arjan to steer NLC's unique business model and to support the team.

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The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.

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Bert Arjan Millenaar links

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https://nl.linkedin.com/in/bamillenaar

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Chapters/ Timestamps

00:00 Intro Bert Arjan Millenaar

00:20 EU vs US companies and people

01:30 EU things the US should do

03:00 Innovation differences between countries

06:30 EU as an opportunity because of its  regulation

09:30 Health tech risk

10:40 Pitching institutional investors 

13:40 VC funds small vs large

15:10 Investment thesis

18:40 New CEOs taking taking over over time and equity stake

23:45 Their investment stake 

27:00 Managing the organization

28:55 Funding innovation at corporations and richard branson

30:40 Keeping the best people engagement 

34:40 Disagreeing on corporation models vs startups for innovation

36:50 Success stories of his investments / premature babies

42:10 Value of his model 

46:55 Gathering honest info from founders

50:55 Melting pot from around the world

53:00 Downside of american model / always hungry

56:50 Pharmacy technology / pharmaceuticals 

01:02:40 Pharmacy problems

01:09:40 Inspiring / leading people 

01:13:55 Washington affect / dump person in the group

01:16:00 Figuring out what people really want

01:17:10 Goals for organization over 5 years

01:18:13 Global south

01:18:55 China / IP / Market

01:20:10  Coffee or tea / Milk or sugar / Book recommendations

01:21:10 Leadership style

01:21:30 City visiting recommendation