{"id":2296,"date":"2021-08-03T13:47:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T11:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techleap-design.nl\/techleap\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2023-12-20T19:27:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:27:11","slug":"the-future-of-trading-with-colin-groos-cco-and-co-founder-bots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/blog\/the-future-of-trading-with-colin-groos-cco-and-co-founder-bots\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of trading with Colin Groos, CCO and co-founder of BOTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d\">\n.avia-section.av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='header-blog'  class='avia-section av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2296'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-15qnqwk-dc06b6b044d63f8eb332b8f505120424 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-15qnqwk-dc06b6b044d63f8eb332b8f505120424 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><p><div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-lo2m9bwq-e2d07b6cd57b9c22a3e8b56f3d686994 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >August 3, 2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-117j6v8-5af536bb6292027a9974c0787b617703\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-5af536bb6292027a9974c0787b617703{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-5af536bb6292027a9974c0787b617703 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-5af536bb6292027a9974c0787b617703 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-117j6v8-5af536bb6292027a9974c0787b617703 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-last '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The future of trading with Colin Groos, CCO and co-founder of BOTS<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-y8liwk-e0bbfca7a2272ea72a954823c9f13cd1 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vvsyxg-a220dc844cc3488d11c28537dbf8ec4b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-vvsyxg-a220dc844cc3488d11c28537dbf8ec4b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-vvsyxg-a220dc844cc3488d11c28537dbf8ec4b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-vvsyxg-a220dc844cc3488d11c28537dbf8ec4b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2303 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2303 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Colin-Groos-CCO-and-co-founder-of-BOTS-.webp\" alt='' title='Colin Groos, CCO and co-founder of BOTS'  height=\"567\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Colin-Groos-CCO-and-co-founder-of-BOTS-.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Colin-Groos-CCO-and-co-founder-of-BOTS--300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Colin-Groos-CCO-and-co-founder-of-BOTS--768x544.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad\">\n.avia-section.av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='content-blog'  class='avia-section av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2296'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-tno0wk-19b821c824dfc5d44f6fb23273a6ef1e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Colin Groos is the CCO and co-founder of BOTS, a revolutionary platform designed to make investing more accessible to all. The Haarlem-based trading startup allows users to easily use trading algorithms that invest in everything from cryptocurrency and stocks, to real estate and art.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><div id=\"avia_auto_toc-2\" class=\"widget clearfix avia-widget-container avia_auto_toc avia_no_block_preview\"><div class=\"avia-preview-headline\">techleap Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-info\">Title: <\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-in-front\">Table can only be rendered in frontend.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1umgd4-4fa2c8b500d62765778fb9151a8623f2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1umgd4-4fa2c8b500d62765778fb9151a8623f2{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1umgd4-4fa2c8b500d62765778fb9151a8623f2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_sidebar  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-qfwabo-920b345d2950d894dc589a99cad469ec '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAround 2017, we had the idea of making an algorithm. I had been trading in cryptocurrency since 2014 and made a lot of money with it. I did it using a certain standard, methodical way; \u2018if this happens I\u2019ll do this, then if this happens I\u2019ll do this\u2019. After finding success with that, I thought about building these methods into this algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where me and my co-founder Michiel Stokman began on this journey. We had all kinds of strategies and when we put them into Excel they showed great returns, so we thought \u2018ok now we have to programme this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was how we began working with Stefan, who also became a co-founder and is now actually our CTO.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How Meetingselect\u2019s Saas software is breaking old habits\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ktdowk-8d4cf7ff79676a6f32b0ab6e9fe53a4e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ktdowk-8d4cf7ff79676a6f32b0ab6e9fe53a4e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ktdowk-8d4cf7ff79676a6f32b0ab6e9fe53a4e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ikkiys-1dd5c640e46ec14e93067f52687a030e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Selling the SaaS software vision to brands\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>The Spotify of trading<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Central to the trading platform is the app\u2019s accessibility to traders on all levels, opening opportunities for all walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had one algorithm that performed really well and we asked ourselves if there\u2019s any way we could give this to our friends and family?<\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrency has already shaken up business models around the world. Tesla recently announced they would begin accepting Bitcoin payments, joining the likes of Microsoft, BMW and even Wikipedia in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>That will no doubt redefine how transactions are carried out in the future. Colin shared an innovative, and somewhat bold, way of securing a deal for a new algorithm to be utilised on the BOTS platform.<\/p>\n<p>We were contacted by someone else who had another algorithm and wanted to sell it to us. He said \u2018oh it returns over 300% in certain periods\u2019, so I went back to him and said \u2018you can say this but I\u2019ll believe it when I see it. You can connect it to my exchange, there\u2019s one bitcoin on it and from the profit it makes, I will buy your algorithm.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt went from one bitcoin to two in ten days, so I had to buy it for $5,000 at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-77ybup-fbbbab7f9875538c452f313a9d5b792f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-77ybup-fbbbab7f9875538c452f313a9d5b792f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-77ybup-fbbbab7f9875538c452f313a9d5b792f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lo2mg9cm-719e674d95c8c2682f70f39ef357e231\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2mg9cm-719e674d95c8c2682f70f39ef357e231 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2mg9cm-719e674d95c8c2682f70f39ef357e231 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lo2mg9cm-719e674d95c8c2682f70f39ef357e231 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2302 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2302 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/bots-techleap.webp\" alt='' title='bots techleap'  height=\"450\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/bots-techleap.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/bots-techleap-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/bots-techleap-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3isy6w-72555a1a18bde6309ae2dbf502c5eb7b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3isy6w-72555a1a18bde6309ae2dbf502c5eb7b{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3isy6w-72555a1a18bde6309ae2dbf502c5eb7b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2mh00d-a36ca4b50bc327c2393bbe7055c39310 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cHowever, you have to be really technical to do all that. You have to set up the server, you have to run a virtual machine, run your code, create and connect to your exchange account and fill out all the KYC information (Know Your Customer). Then you have to make sure you transfer some crypto to an exchange via wallet addresses, and none of this was set up in the most customer-centric way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought, it must be possible to make this far more straightforward. That\u2019s where our journey started and we created this app. We wanted everything to be really easy, so we made a marketplace where everyone in the world could make a strategy and upload it. Then anybody who wants to use one of those strategies, they could just choose and play it, as easy as playing a song on Spotify. You pick a strategy, you click play and it starts trading for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese kinds of algorithms have been used for a really long time by big companies like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.P. Morgan<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldmansachs.com\/?cid=sch-pd-google-gsbranduk-searchad-20185--&amp;mkwid=siu6AW4a2_dc_pcrid_270034267645_pkw_goldman%20sachs_pmt_e_pdv_c_slid__pgrid_5625034555_ptaid_kwd-10236243_&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwu5CDBhB9EiwA0w6sLR7sKmB1ECZ8_otOkuJ4ratl3jHuSUxBpQt8gossnBE8YtyjJ1J0CBoC3ywQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Goldman Sachs<\/a>. They hire people, give them all the information and technology to make these strategies, but then they keep them for themselves. We open this once-exclusive phenomenon up to everyone, so anyone in the world can now access these algorithms and trade with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to know anything about trading anymore, you don\u2019t have to know anything about crypto or underlying assets. If it doesn\u2019t perform as well as you expected it to, then you just stop the bot and choose another. Or you make a basket of bots which is what I do. I have around 16 bots activated, then the worst-performing bot, I\u2019ll just throw it out and put my money into the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been commercially live since May last year, and we already have around 180,000 users of the app, so huge growth. We\u2019re doubling our metrics every month. In January we had around\u00a0\u20ac300,000 revenue, in February more than\u00a0\u20ac600,000 revenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we\u2019ve made such a huge amount of revenue already, the VCs are getting interested in our Series A funding. There are still so many things we\u2019re in the process of doing to improve the app too. For example, our referral programme is almost ready and we\u2019re yet to introduce an influencer programme.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5er5e9-b29cddc2b0d11bbeb29caa4a1c5efd05\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5er5e9-b29cddc2b0d11bbeb29caa4a1c5efd05{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5er5e9-b29cddc2b0d11bbeb29caa4a1c5efd05 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2txy7x-6f097a1c44a2957ba20ed3d9b402009b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"The challenges of a startup trading platform\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>The challenges of a startup trading platform<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Some of the biggest challenges now facing BOTS come with scaling into other market locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re now in a few countries so it needs to be technically really good. So factors like displaying the relevant currency. These little things, getting the basic stuff right, that\u2019s the first thing we need to do. Then it\u2019s about the scaling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have campaigns running in different countries but these are online-only and we have to rely on them for our growth strategy, that\u2019s a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have legal and regulation challenges all around the world because each country has different rules when it comes to crypto. There\u2019s one bot trading in (the UTSLA), so that\u2019s a \u2018datalised stock\u2019 and in the near future there will be more of its kind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a revolution in how we build the app, if it\u2019s \u2018datalised stock\u2019 that means we don\u2019t have to go through all the financial authorities in different countries, because it\u2019s not a financial instrument &#8211; that makes scaling all around the world easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-38zifc-7d4641cad8f513318ade08a7c33168a5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-38zifc-7d4641cad8f513318ade08a7c33168a5{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-38zifc-7d4641cad8f513318ade08a7c33168a5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lo2ty6qu-daa4afd67dd5a6f58265945efde709e8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2ty6qu-daa4afd67dd5a6f58265945efde709e8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2ty6qu-daa4afd67dd5a6f58265945efde709e8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lo2ty6qu-daa4afd67dd5a6f58265945efde709e8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2301 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2301 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/the-bots-app.webp\" alt='' title='the bots app'  height=\"533\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/the-bots-app.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/the-bots-app-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/the-bots-app-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l9sulq-965600202b7cedda66da20937f505350\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l9sulq-965600202b7cedda66da20937f505350{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l9sulq-965600202b7cedda66da20937f505350 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2srdfx-8d7dbef6ade0d493b3d9c8428b0eb94b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding never stops\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Shape the world you want to see<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>We asked Colin if there was anything that he had found particularly surprising since becoming an entrepreneur. He said anybody holding the possibility to reshape the world with their own vision was something he perhaps hadn\u2019t realised was doable when he was younger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found it surprising that you can create the world in the way you want it to be. That\u2019s actually what I\u2019m doing, I\u2019m building a company that can potentially be bigger than Facebook. In school you\u2019re usually taught that it\u2019s a really exclusive club who get to build companies like that, but actually you can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you have a good idea, you have a good business model, you have good people working for your company and you know how to find your way around and build networks, then there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t succeed. It\u2019s all a networking game, you can\u2019t do it on your own, you have to do it with the input of others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe used a crowdfunding strategy where we had around 1700 participants sign up and in exchange they got certificates of shares. So we actually have around 1700 shareholders in the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat brings a huge network, all kinds of people from all around the world. Whether it\u2019s people from a legal background, a marketing background, someone with organisational talent knowhow, or an expert in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/peopleculture.techleap.nl\/home\/home\/\">hiring\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; they all want to offer their knowledge and services as well as investing in the company. That brings a lot of good stuff that can help move you forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you really want to achieve something big, it\u2019s possible, and that\u2019s not something you learn in school. I sort of knew you could do it, but now I\u2019m putting it into practice with these extreme goals of making a billion-dollar company, it\u2019s actually really happening, so that\u2019s beautiful to see.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Educating the hospitality industry\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jry6xq-140bc2155da6714cff37ace63394c97e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jry6xq-140bc2155da6714cff37ace63394c97e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jry6xq-140bc2155da6714cff37ace63394c97e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2ss2jx-ed1dae507cfbbe2b2946aaa9e0575e1f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Allowing startup culture to evolve\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Treat your hiring process as an investment\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Treat your hiring process as an investment<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Colin stressed the importance of making worthwhile investments in your team as early as possible. It may be difficult to justify at first, but in the long-run it will prove far less costly than cutting corners in the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always say hire only the best people you can. Of course, it\u2019s in this stage that it always seems too expensive to do so, but you will always bear the fruit of hiring good people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have people who built the Moscow exchange, someone that built a 1000-employee marketing company here in Holland, we have a Head of Technology and Trade who has 17 years experience in IMC, these are really, really good people and you need them at this stage to ensure the company is fit for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was also surprisingly difficult for me as a founder, for Michiel and Stefan too, is that when you build a company like this, you cannot be hands on in the day-to-day running. That\u2019s why you need to be strong in the hiring process, to put a layer in between that allows you the time to work\u00a0<i>on<\/i>\u00a0the business and not\u00a0<i>in<\/i>\u00a0the business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quite hard to sit on your hands sometimes and not interfere. It\u2019s just the practice of learning how to get the most from your team, giving your talent the things they need to grow and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-grjl3y-efcb5b508e088dab213dbe6ba561be58\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-grjl3y-efcb5b508e088dab213dbe6ba561be58{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-grjl3y-efcb5b508e088dab213dbe6ba561be58 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lo2miub3-07e81e26ced76ac4de0b26e2fc964ff2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2miub3-07e81e26ced76ac4de0b26e2fc964ff2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2miub3-07e81e26ced76ac4de0b26e2fc964ff2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lo2miub3-07e81e26ced76ac4de0b26e2fc964ff2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2300 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2300 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/employees-talking.webp\" alt='' title='employees talking'  height=\"533\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/employees-talking.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/employees-talking-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/employees-talking-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2sslgw-6213617f34a4a9c6112709faa723b118 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Allowing startup culture to evolve\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Adding value in the hiring process\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Trusting talent is non-negotiable<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Your hiring process is also the first port of call in ensuring those coming through the door are aligned in terms of values. Colin highlights that trust is an absolute must in this stage and that your business\u2019 culture is very much a joint effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen hiring talent, I think you have to ask yourself \u2018do they fit into the family?\u2019 You can have a really strong idea of a preferred culture, but I also think it should be something you create together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe culture will be created by the people. It would be very naive for me to say \u2018I can create the culture myself in a company of hundreds.\u2019 Your team has to do it themselves and you can only select them at the gate when you hire them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must feel like you can trust this person. It\u2019s a very hard thing to decipher, but when you speak with the person, you have to feel like they\u2019re trustworthy. You need to feel like, if you leave your wallet there on the table, they will never even think of taking it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t have that feeling at a certain point anymore, you have to get rid of this person as fast as possible. It\u2019s all about positive energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t hire bullies. Even if they are really good, even if they are the best, fire fast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Avoid being boxed in by customers\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fjgfri-5c49f1322c5c39a18011e5c7a3d203d5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fjgfri-5c49f1322c5c39a18011e5c7a3d203d5{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fjgfri-5c49f1322c5c39a18011e5c7a3d203d5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2st90s-b060431930ff64edfaa156796b61c27c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Allowing startup culture to evolve\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Building a startup funding strategy? Just do it.<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>As Colin had previously touched upon, BOTS underwent a successful crowdfunding campaign, a technique which generally went against the advice he was getting at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Making that decision has paved the way for the business\u2019 current success, therefore opening the door to further funding options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you definitely should do, is just do it. No hesitation or hanging around, just go for it. If it\u2019s not working you stop, if it is working you continue and expand it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s actually how we\u2019ve raised a bit more than\u00a0\u20ac10m up to now, we just did it our own way. If we had listened to all the corporate finance advisors saying you can only raise the money through VCs and private equity, then we probably wouldn\u2019t have done any crowdfunding. However, it was the crowdfunding that gave us everything we needed and was the reason behind the growth and valuation of the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain this comes down to trust. If you have any hesitancy about a person that wants to invest in your company, don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had some big investors come to us and express initial interest, but then quickly started making awkward requests. Just don\u2019t fall into the trap of talking with people you don\u2019t feel you can fully trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fwypd-de735051609cd35cad3a83c5156486e9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fwypd-de735051609cd35cad3a83c5156486e9{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fwypd-de735051609cd35cad3a83c5156486e9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lo2u137e-801ff4224fc331915ec8fc5bea63c2e7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2u137e-801ff4224fc331915ec8fc5bea63c2e7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lo2u137e-801ff4224fc331915ec8fc5bea63c2e7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lo2u137e-801ff4224fc331915ec8fc5bea63c2e7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2299 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2299 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/showing-off-the-bots-app.webp\" alt='' title='showing off the bots app'  height=\"533\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/showing-off-the-bots-app.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/showing-off-the-bots-app-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/showing-off-the-bots-app-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ep8wj2-9040c0d37e7046d17bf74d238df3ab33\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ep8wj2-9040c0d37e7046d17bf74d238df3ab33{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ep8wj2-9040c0d37e7046d17bf74d238df3ab33 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2stpgy-1f642ea82795f1524fcf4575309f8bd1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Allowing startup culture to evolve\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Jorrit\u2019s startup wisdom\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>\u201cIf you leave the doors open, coincidence is everywhere\u201d<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>One of the most frequent mistakes Colin sees entrepreneurs falling into, is closing themselves off from opportunities because of their own preconceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever think you\u2019re already there. Make sure you can pivot with the growth of the startup and don\u2019t be held back by your own belief systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways leave the doors open, things can come to you in many, many different ways. If you say \u2018I only want to drive a blue Audi sports car\u2019 you close yourself off from possibilities. If you say \u2018I just want to have a comfortable drive from my home to work\u2019, then things can manifest in a number of different ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not made to know how things happen, we are just created to perceive\u00a0<i>that<\/i>\u00a0things happen. We have so many limitations in terms of our five senses, maybe there are thousands of other ways to receive information that we cannot sense, so why should you not embrace those too?<\/p>\n<p>Colin then touched on the concept of coincidence, asking whether it\u2019s a straightforward, unexplainable phenomenon, or if there\u2019s more than that going on in these instances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s something beautiful, if you leave all the doors open, coincidence is everywhere all the time. Maybe that\u2019s the natural order of things and because of our limitations, we push it out of our realities. If you leave these doors open and make it the natural order of things in your life, you\u2019ll experience more coincidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Startup funding: Failed to prepare? Prepare to fail\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bt6jpa-ca6c24d20dfe609e2573ae017ba3bfb6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bt6jpa-ca6c24d20dfe609e2573ae017ba3bfb6{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bt6jpa-ca6c24d20dfe609e2573ae017ba3bfb6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lo2tguyi-fc5f58ead9a899a79e2d0eec5afbe3dd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Why Rise?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>It was that passion for networking that inspired Colin to join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techleap.nl\/what-we-do\/techleap-rise-programme\/\">Rise<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techleap.nl\/\">Techleap<\/a>\u2019s own acceleration programme dedicated to startup growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Rise has brought us so far, are really good connections. You see other incredible companies, their ways of approaching similar issues that we all face. There are so many lessons to take from all of these sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, having access to all of these experts, you can learn so much; how to grow your company? How to deal with having multiple offices? How to incentivise your people? How to approach funding? 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href=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/blog\/9-scaleups-joining-the-rise-programme-batch-11\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/1684311082-blog-2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1440<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>friederike<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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