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Chronic entrepreneur. Co-founded https://t.co/7TWUXlOPcq, @Lean_Fund, https://t.co/U1OgCfUPdf, https://t.co/1NYs6GyvUV & 2 sons. Not necessarily in that order.
Jan 24, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
While cycling to work in Brussels, I witnessed proof to substantiate the conspiracy theory in which anti-vax rioters are financed by multinational flat glass manufacturers (notably AGC & Saint-Gobain). It appears they get extra money from escalator & pavement contractors too!
/S The /S is a Sarcasm switch (for those who miss the ability to spot it). In this case it also stands for Sample of how conspiracy theories work. Take something out of context (small group of violent rioters hijacking an otherwise peaceful manifestation) + seed doubt on correlation
Jan 21, 2022 19 tweets 6 min read
Documenting the broken e-box message flow for Belgian entrepreneurs. Please fix the way our official gov docs land in email boxes. In 2022 this is not digital transformation!
1/Receive impersonal email about 'a' message from socialsecurity.be sender.. Image My free consulting advice: Dear gov, simply attach PDF document to notification email. My mail box is where the document hunt should have stopped! The link in the email would be to a gov site where official docs are archived and status (eg payment) can be followed up..
Apr 6, 2020 30 tweets 10 min read
Unpopular opinion (from seasoned entrepreneur): #Covid19 is not an opportunity for startups & scale-ups to demand special gov financial support! As professional risk takers, we should humbly queue at the very end of gov’s (safety) lines and align with economy wide measures. 1/n Disclaimer: this goes against my personal interests and many of my entrepreneurial friends and fellow (angel) investors, but we are not the priority now! (As board member of @fintechbe) it even goes against majority vote in a non-profit uniting one of these fragile ecosystems.
Mar 25, 2020 11 tweets 6 min read
Took a solo run in my eery downtown Brussels neighbourhood. If you’re a nostalgic commuter.. enjoy what it looks like in “lockdown” mode at sundown. #NoFilter Since you seem to enjoy my “shots from the hip” while running in Brussels, I’ll add some extra with free observations & thoughts.
1/ Streets are all empty & air quality is great (no more car pollution). My body feels the difference (or I run faster due to Zombie apocalypse fear?)