Form your founding team
Define the skills and roles your venture needs.
OUTPUTFounder profile and team
BUILD FOR THE NETHERLANDS
Your path to a venture built for the Netherlands.
Start with your founder profile. Build a team, test the problem with customers, shape a first product, and prepare a credible case for the Dutch market.
See the seven stages
Build for the Dutch marketTHE VENTURE ROADMAP
What happens at each stage?
Every stage has a clear activity and something concrete to review.
Validate the problem
Talk to customers and gather evidence that the problem matters.
OUTPUTCustomer discovery evidence
Test Netherlands relevance
Research who you would serve in the Netherlands and what makes your approach useful there.
OUTPUTDutch market hypothesis
Plan the first product
Shape your MVP, business model, and the next tests for your venture.
OUTPUTMVP and business plan
Review venture readiness
Bring together your team, evidence, plan, and pitch. Identify what still needs work.
OUTPUTVenture readiness package
Prepare for facilitators
Organize the venture story and documents for potential facilitator conversations.
OUTPUTFacilitator preparation checklist
Plan your launch
Set priorities for your first Dutch customers, delivery, and next milestones.
OUTPUTNetherlands launch plan
DUTCH MARKET RESEARCH
Speak with customers before building the product.
To test whether your idea fits the Dutch market, learn what problem customers face, how they solve it today, and why your approach would be useful.
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