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Listen "From Travel Enthusiast to Tech Entrepreneur: The Polar Steps Story with Koen Droste"
Episode Synopsis
From a young age, Koen built websites for clients, leading to his first startup, CompanySpot, the Dutch version of Glassdoor. Koen later played key roles at platforms like Hyves, Relatieplanet and Dumpert and co-founded Upcoming, a news and entertainment platform. In 2015, together with 3 co-founders, he founded polarsteps. Today over 10 million travelers from all parts of the world use the app to plan, track and relive their adventures. So does my wife - as I found out only this summer.In this episode, we'll talk about:How a passion for travel turned into a business Growing to 10 Million usersKnowing when it’s time to hand over as a CEOLinks mentioned:People: Koen Droste, Niek Bokkers Job Harmsen, Max Neustadt, Laurens Groenendijk, NaldenCompanies: Polarsteps, Hyves, CompanySpot, Glassdoor, Relatieplanet, Upcoming, Inkef CapitalMedia: Koen's Polarsteps Profile, Teleporter, House of Deeprelax Other: NPS Net Promoter Score, Yoga Nidra meditation
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