Entrepreneur Stories

Entrepreneurs on their experiences in the M&A world.

In this series, we engage with entrepreneurs. They talk about their businesses, their entrepreneurial journey and how they experienced the M&A process with Hogenhouck.

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January 2025
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Robbert Dijkstra on Deepdesk

Robbert Dijkstra, Founder and CEO of Deepdesk, talks about how his company is developing AI technologies to improve customer service in large contact centers, such as those of Rabobank and NS. By supporting employees with faster and better answers to customer questions, Deepdesk ensures...
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January 2025
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Pleun Rietveld about Rietveld B.V.

Pleun Rietveld, owner-director of Rietveld B.V., shares his insights and experiences with business growth and mergers and acquisitions. He describes how, since the 1990s, Rietveld B.V. has developed from a seller of communications equipment to an innovative company in telematics solutions...
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January 2025
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Jack van den Brink on Quistor

In this episode, Jack van den Brink talks about the sales process of Quistor, specialist in Oracle Cloud technology. Jack talks about the roles he has had and the growth from a modest team to a global player with over...
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January 2025
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Johan van de Pol on the growth and sale of Hipex

As a young entrepreneur, Johan van de Pol already had an ambitious plan to create the fastest web shops in the Netherlands with a hosting platform. It succeeded! Hipex grew quickly and was technically advanced, and Johan and the co-shareholders and management team...
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January 2025
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Rob Smit on the sale of iRent

Entrepreneur Rob Smit laid the foundation for IRENT in 2004 and in nearly 20 years built the company into a European market leader in the rental and "as a service" provision of hardware. In July 2022, Rob sold his majority stake to...
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October 2024

Kasper Brands on Human Protection

Human Protection provides solutions for peace, freedom and security in healthcare. As an entrepreneur, Kasper Brands, along with his business partner, faced the challenge of selling the company, determining its proper value and remaining in business after the sale...
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October 2024
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Harm Voogt about Validata

Harm Voogt is the managing director of Validata, a company that specializes in screening people for the job market. He, along with his co-founders Job van der Weijden and Bart Bijkerk, founded Validata in 2009 which was in...
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October 2024
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Karin and Robert Valk on their family business Valk Solutions

With Valk Solutions, Robert and Karin Valk have built a leading retail software company with over 120 employees. Karin and Robert felt a responsibility to leave the company well behind later and wanted to start on time. Together with Hogenhouck...
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October 2024
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Martijn van der Ende on Netco

In this episode, Martijn van der Ende talks about his entrepreneurial journey of 27 years. As founder of Netco in 1996, a company specializing in IT security and Managed Services, he built a client base ranging from small businesses to large and...
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"They are very good at outlining the scenarios you can choose and what that means."
Marjolijn Mijer - Urban Gym Group
"They are very good at outlining the scenarios you can choose and what that means."
Marjolijn Mijer - Urban Gym Group
"They are very good at outlining the scenarios you can choose and what that means."
Marjolijn Mijer - Urban Gym Group

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