{"id":828,"date":"2021-11-25T11:25:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T10:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techleap-design.nl\/techleap\/?p=828"},"modified":"2024-01-12T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:13:13","slug":"how-manon-van-essen-upscaled-her-homemade-vegan-pizza-into-the-magioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/blog\/how-manon-van-essen-upscaled-her-homemade-vegan-pizza-into-the-magioni\/","title":{"rendered":"How Manon van Essen scaled up her homemade vegan pizza into the Magioni brand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lkcgd8fl-9ed45aed6c88a87bfe3ef6d3c2f9e554\">\n.avia-section.av-lkcgd8fl-9ed45aed6c88a87bfe3ef6d3c2f9e554{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='header-blog'  class='avia-section av-lkcgd8fl-9ed45aed6c88a87bfe3ef6d3c2f9e554 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  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av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >January 12, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lkcefi62-0ec01657f972f674cd27784b9c10e772\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lkcefi62-0ec01657f972f674cd27784b9c10e772{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lkcefi62-0ec01657f972f674cd27784b9c10e772 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lkcefi62-0ec01657f972f674cd27784b9c10e772 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lkcefi62-0ec01657f972f674cd27784b9c10e772 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\"  >How Manon van Essen scaled up her homemade vegan pizza into the Magioni brand<\/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-3l2z-030558c7662a69a74025d5764ee63cc3 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-lkcfxnpc-ce7080f850cd8e3897a9f7798dbf64ab\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lkcfxnpc-ce7080f850cd8e3897a9f7798dbf64ab img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lkcfxnpc-ce7080f850cd8e3897a9f7798dbf64ab .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lkcfxnpc-ce7080f850cd8e3897a9f7798dbf64ab av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" 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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-16dbm6-4aa979c1e359788ae6906cd3e09c060f\">\n.avia-section.av-16dbm6-4aa979c1e359788ae6906cd3e09c060f{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='blog-row1-3-1'  class='avia-section av-16dbm6-4aa979c1e359788ae6906cd3e09c060f 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-828'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-10vyoe-cad53da60de876b0e60244cdb43f694c av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-wp7za-87fe590ff57011029116ced466c894cf av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-r9292-4d6bd49f08aac9ef140b91595a57af84 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>In this episode, Manon van Essen &#8211; founder of Magioni &#8211; is revealing the ugly truth of what it takes to be an ambitious entrepreneur. Manon shares her fascinating path &#8211; from baking 10 vegan pizzas a day in her kitchen to trying to define the ideal recipe to fill in the shelves with Magioni products at Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Superunie, etc. What was the biggest push for Manon to become an entrepreneur? We\u2019ve summarised the highlights of our talk with Manon in this article.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-myvbq-f7fdfd67ba7b7695d058113cb46f8d3d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-myvbq-f7fdfd67ba7b7695d058113cb46f8d3d{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-myvbq-f7fdfd67ba7b7695d058113cb46f8d3d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-11  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><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-70ad73580b67a6d3bcd1314c7c33e26e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-70ad73580b67a6d3bcd1314c7c33e26e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-70ad73580b67a6d3bcd1314c7c33e26e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_sidebar  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-llevpbqw-984ebd1b4aa77b3879fd99db00c84b92 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Listen to the episode<\/h3>\n<div>The podcast episode is available on major listening platforms:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/nl\/podcast\/episode-5-how-manon-van-essen-upscaled-her-homemade\/id1558100523?i=1000517246119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2Xp1tt0Mu6btkRoVWPibrU?si=9d2bb788eb99466d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTQ5NmNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/9qlqw3yq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-91tim-3e484571e80bc5db9b4916a31c6e6050 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-v7mhg-fc447b5be4358917461e93ae42fd7052\">\n.avia-section.av-v7mhg-fc447b5be4358917461e93ae42fd7052{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='content-blog'  class='avia-section av-v7mhg-fc447b5be4358917461e93ae42fd7052 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  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-828'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-llevudsa-72e58dd4b3b549d0dc67e1ce52a1bbad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What was the most important decision you\u2019ve made with regards to your business or entrepreneurial journey? \">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>What was the most important decision you\u2019ve made with regard to your business or entrepreneurial journey?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>00:52<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I think one of my biggest decisions was moving to Amsterdam, and getting into a group of very entrepreneurial people. We worked together in a startup-like building, so I learned a lot from their experience because I come from a small town, therefore I didn\u2019t know about all the possibilities until I came to Amsterdam. Moving to the capital really helped me to gain the connections I needed to found my company as well as understand that I should aim globally with whatever business I initiate, instead of narrowing down my focus to the Netherlands only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pmoos-46cb7114eb05b875d36a59b89fd54b9d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-pmoos-46cb7114eb05b875d36a59b89fd54b9d{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-pmoos-46cb7114eb05b875d36a59b89fd54b9d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  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-lqf5dsit-4f05667bc4950f23eb7dfb931a472bc2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What was the most important decision you\u2019ve made with regards to your business or entrepreneurial journey? \">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"You\u2019ve founded multiple companies throughout your entrepreneurial career. Can you take us through your journey real quick?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>You\u2019ve founded multiple companies throughout your entrepreneurial career. Can you take us through your journey real quick?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>02:17<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always wanted to be in tech. I liked the scalability of the environment, so I decided to shift my entrepreneurial focus to tech. Back when I was still studying, companies that made it to the Deloitte Fast 50 list were all working on a digital product. Large companies, such as Hallmark were doing digital greeting cards, or enabling you to upload a photo album online. So my first thought was &#8211; \u2018Can I create something that would add to this?\u2019. As a result, my idea was to create software that would get your personal handwriting and transform it into a real-time font. I eventually sold this solution after a few years, and this is how I started my journey.<\/p>\n<p>For my second venture, I wanted to go for a bigger impact and serve the needs of people from various socio-economic levels. This is why I shifted to the food industry &#8211; I focused my next venture on creating affordable salads for everyone. It was quite a shift for myself since I moved from creating online solutions to getting a 9m2 space in Foodhallen and doing everything by myself &#8211; from organising the space, to making, and selling the salads. So it wasn\u2019t a great experience, which is why I decided to sell my shares to my co-founder and get out of the business.<\/p>\n<p>This way, I had the experience from my tech company that showed that if you build a good solution, the business becomes very scalable. Also, from my salad brand I learned that I\u2019m really passionate about creating something that people from different backgrounds can enjoy. Pizza is one of those universal dishes that people love across the globe. Plus, I saw that cauliflower pizza bases become trendy among home cooks in the US. This is how I got to the idea of founding a guilt-free pizza brand that became Magioni.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-macwc-3b699c26e1e0409e6ed5165ed5bda39d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-macwc-3b699c26e1e0409e6ed5165ed5bda39d{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-macwc-3b699c26e1e0409e6ed5165ed5bda39d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  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-llexo7o4-60fb63dc24b14c41f57befecc9939109\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llexo7o4-60fb63dc24b14c41f57befecc9939109 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llexo7o4-60fb63dc24b14c41f57befecc9939109 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llexo7o4-60fb63dc24b14c41f57befecc9939109 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  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-4612 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4612 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2.webp\" alt='' title='Magioni 2'  height=\"902\" width=\"1600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2.webp 1600w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2-1030x581.webp 1030w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2-1020x575.webp 1020w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Magioni-2-1500x846.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-llexpp93-d21ed1503d267de88c84d79f340baa41 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you experience the process of finding the ultimate pizza recipe that you could scale for Magioni?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>How did you experience the process of finding the ultimate pizza recipe that you could scale for Magioni?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>11:35<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I just decided &#8211; \u2018Okay, I\u2019m going to bake 10 pizza recipes in my kitchen every day\u2019. In a few weeks, I had something that I could call pizza. Though the first version looked hideous, I thought to myself that I could sell it one day &#8211; I really believed in this concept. Then I looked around in my neighborhood and went in to ask a local pizzeria if I could help them create a healthier pizza menu next to their normal pizza menu. And so, I started testing what works and what doesn\u2019t by directly asking customers for feedback. This was a very important moment for the brand because I could test my pizza among 3000 people before committing to that one recipe. Plus, I could use this result when reaching out to a supermarket to be featured on their shelves. Essentially, that was the proof of concept for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magioni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magioni<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fu5bw-4150bc04958dadfa7c08bc6bd1db34fa\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fu5bw-4150bc04958dadfa7c08bc6bd1db34fa{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fu5bw-4150bc04958dadfa7c08bc6bd1db34fa hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  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-lqf5fc49-6996174b40898ec49260ed4c164f6a29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you experience the process of finding the ultimate pizza recipe that you could scale for Magioni?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Now that you had your proof-of-concept, how did you scale Magioni to the industrial production levels? \">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Now that you had your proof-of-concept, how did you scale Magioni to the industrial production levels?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>13:40<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Once I got my proof-of-concept and tweaked the recipe to what it is today, I quit working for the pizzeria and started working on my business plan. I had some tech connections from my previous businesses, so I sent them out an email with the note that I am hiring angel investors. I used the word \u2018hiring\u2019 instead of \u2018seeking for\u2019 on purpose, and luckily got three investors who wanted to invest in the company. One of them was Abel Slippens, the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sligrofoodgroup.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sligro Food Group<\/a>, who had a lot of experience in the field and also on a personal level I had a lot to learn from him. So, this way, I decided to choose him as Magioni\u2019s investor. And at that point, I was in talks with Albert Heijn about getting Magioni in their supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>There is a funny story, when it comes to arranging the production side. My uncle has a professional services company, which meant that during my school breaks I used to work a lot at different factories, even at one that was producing focaccia and pizza. This experience came in very handy as I already knew the ins and outs of the process. So that side of the business was all set, and that factory is still &#8211; to this day &#8211; the producer of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magioni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magioni<\/a> pizza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-17liyc-3e9a44ec828cbca0e470649bd406a3b7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-17liyc-3e9a44ec828cbca0e470649bd406a3b7{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-17liyc-3e9a44ec828cbca0e470649bd406a3b7 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-7pmgs-d115f07f45a50ca5122fa479f8d7a52f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you experience the process of finding the ultimate pizza recipe that you could scale for Magioni?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Did you have global ambitions from the very beginning or was the Netherlands your initial focus?\u00a0\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Did you have global ambitions from the very beginning or was the Netherlands your initial focus?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>20:04\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I thought internationally from the very beginning. In the first year of Magioni, we\u2019ve already been active in nine countries and we had a lot of requests from the US as well. But then scaling fresh pizza is really hard, when you have to be shipping it to the US, so I narrowed down my ambitions to Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-449tw-e9a12c9b39814062b71c0f564b25ed94\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-449tw-e9a12c9b39814062b71c0f564b25ed94{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-449tw-e9a12c9b39814062b71c0f564b25ed94 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-26  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-lqf5qi9b-64503197d048758a7b120a0100f5cff3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>What did it take to get where you are today?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>27:58<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s a result of all the small steps that have been taken throughout the years with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magioni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magioni<\/a>. In the beginning, you start with 30 stores and move towards 50 stores. You&#8217;re introducing a new product, expanding to the UK. So, you celebrate the small successes, and when you look back, it\u2019s already been five years. Then you realise that all the small steps resulted in a big success. But this is not what you see when you\u2019re working on your product every day, trying to improve it, trying to create a fanbase. I think my biggest success was word-of-mouth. People liked my story and they shared it with other peers. And another very important success factor is a quality product.\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/magioni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magioni<\/a>\u00a0pizza is the best-selling chilled pizza product in the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/b>It sells even better than the traditional pizza, which for me is the biggest proof that the product is good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-wztfw-5060c7d4cbc566e9e78c242b2629889f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-wztfw-5060c7d4cbc566e9e78c242b2629889f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-wztfw-5060c7d4cbc566e9e78c242b2629889f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-28  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-lqf5qzki-f38b0e33e9a702ceceb1fd657602c0ce '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Were there any crucial hires for Magioni\u2019s growth?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>44:23<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For me, it was a very important lesson to hire people that are different from me. I made the mistake of hiring people who were very good in marketing when I needed professionals in logistics or supply chain. Also, in the beginning, it\u2019s really easy for you to get people on board who are passionate about the idea, but at some point, those people don\u2019t match with the company culture anymore. Your company\u2019s needs change as you grow, so there comes the time when you need very good professionals, with hands-on experience in the FMCG environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ss9f8-cd0fd417f52ba451e8061544e6c7d618\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ss9f8-cd0fd417f52ba451e8061544e6c7d618{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ss9f8-cd0fd417f52ba451e8061544e6c7d618 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-30  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-lqf5rknp-c59aee753d5722921c8b2edbc29ced77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How do you see momentum vs. precision? \">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>How do you see momentum vs. precision?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>54:02<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magioni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magioni<\/a>\u00a0it was a big momentum of healthier alternatives. I think you always need momentum to start a business, because if the time is not right, even the greatest of ideas will not take off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Could you think of one or two decisions along the way that you thought were absolutely the right thing to do, but they ended up being completely wrong?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-peovo-7c3fb3eb6286a7bfb9cae950c6815e1f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-peovo-7c3fb3eb6286a7bfb9cae950c6815e1f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-peovo-7c3fb3eb6286a7bfb9cae950c6815e1f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-32  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-h0l3w-fc16a979c6899d9bd65d52f7ce2bf8be '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you experience the process of finding the ultimate pizza recipe that you could scale for Magioni?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Could you think of one or two decisions along the way that you thought were absolutely the right thing to do, but they ended up being completely wrong?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Could you think of one or two decisions along the way that you thought were absolutely the right thing to do, but they ended up being completely wrong?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>51:35<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I think I could have hired experienced people earlier on, but I didn\u2019t believe they wanted to come on board, because I thought the company was too small to get really talented people in your team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kcais-0f5d26a9e74f845f14fe13e867b304d5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kcais-0f5d26a9e74f845f14fe13e867b304d5{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kcais-0f5d26a9e74f845f14fe13e867b304d5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-34  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-7127g-f4d7a9edc0cc391c58bfbee57253910b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you experience the process of finding the ultimate pizza recipe that you could scale for Magioni?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What\u2019s your next horizon? Do you have any future plans?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>What\u2019s your next horizon? Do you have any future plans?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>59:48<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I always said I want to be an investor and now that I have a bit of seed capital, I want to start my own investing company with a particular focus on food\/food technology startups. And this is what I am learning about now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gylck-3fcf261ec8e09b8f0abbd832aec1c420\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-gylck-3fcf261ec8e09b8f0abbd832aec1c420{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-gylck-3fcf261ec8e09b8f0abbd832aec1c420 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-36  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-llexrxt8-83ef7d4d47b50befe021bb4e43e78d6b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Since you were quite profitable from the early days, why did you decide to bring in an external, foreign investor?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>27:50<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of reasons why you would need an investor. Number one is &#8211; if you can bring on money to grow faster that will create infinitely more value for the shareholders, if that&#8217;s what you are aiming for. You only want to bring in money if you know that you can grow even faster with that money, otherwise, what\u2019s the point? Number two, additional capital allows you to be more competitive in the market. So if you don\u2019t take that VC money, you\u2019re missing out on an opportunity, because somebody else will do it.<\/p>\n<p>We had big ambitions. For me it was never about getting rich, it was all about &#8211; where can we take this company? If you can\u2019t invest in hiring more people, because you don\u2019t have the cash flow, you\u2019re just stopping your own growth. In SaaS, the faster you grow, the more money you are going to need, because of very high acquisition costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-am74k-c745a5f834f0b1d43a1d26390d8efc8a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-am74k-c745a5f834f0b1d43a1d26390d8efc8a{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-am74k-c745a5f834f0b1d43a1d26390d8efc8a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-38  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-llextcv5-2e1891da43299af824a0bfe464f2b11b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you go about finding your investor?\u00a0\u00a0 \">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>How did you go about finding your investor?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>31:35\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t really know much about that whole investment scene, it was a black box. I didn\u2019t even know what a VC was, so I had to look it up. And that was in 2009\/2010 when we started getting some investor interest. I started reading more and more about VC funding and we got into more discussions with potential investors. I think it\u2019s very important to have as many conversations as possible so that you can figure out what the exact needs of your company are when it comes to funding. It took a year or two to actually do a funding round, so it wasn\u2019t a quick process, as we had to make sure we were ready to take that commitment. It is also very easy to underestimate the amount of cash you\u2019d need. I remember I didn\u2019t know what to do with $5m, and I\u2019ve been told by investors that next year I\u2019ll need much more than $5m. And that\u2019s exactly what happened. So I\u2019d say you can easily double or even triple the amount of money you think you\u2019re going to need. This way you can get you through the first couple of years comfortably because you don\u2019t want to go through that funding process over and over again. It slows down the business and is overall a very grueling process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lqf5o5f5-6b77131fb8553bea8ab244045d1c0582 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What problem were you trying to solve with Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"How did you go about finding your investor?\u00a0\u00a0 \">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Were there one or two instrumental hires for Bynder?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Were there one or two instrumental hires for Bynder?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><b>58:38<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s really important to understand that even the best hires of the time might not last more than a year or two. I made that mistake a couple of times. If people don\u2019t grow with the company, then they should find something else for themselves (within or outside of the company). You might find the perfect CFO or CTO, but it becomes a completely different role as you scale. 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