Patrick de Laive

Current

Co-founder at Twittercounter
Initiator at The Next Web Conference
Partner at The Next Web Holding

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Past

Co-founder at Fleck
Initiator, Jury Board Member at The Next Web Awards
Owner at NovaText

Floor broker at ING

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Education

Erasmus Universiteit
Universidad de Buenos Aires

Recommended

6 people have recommended Patrick

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Patrick de Laive’s Summary

I’m a 30 year old Dutch guy and I live in Amsterdam.
I’m an internet entrepreneur and I love the web, its possibilities and the people creating all the cool stuff. I love to read about technology, innovation, and I try to keep track of all new and cool stuff (but it is going so damn fast :) ).

I’m co-founder of Twittercounter ( http://twittercounter.com ), Paydro ( http://paydro.net ) and the initiator of The Next Web™ Conference ( http://2009.thenextweb.com/ ), advisor to http://wakoopa.com and http://twones.com.

I blog at http://thenextweb.com/ This is the leading European technology blog covering startups and technology. My expertise is mainly focussed on online marketing and communication, social media and bringing people together. I'm also speaker at several conferences and smaller gatherings.

Feel free to follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/patrick

Patrick de Laive’s Specialties:

innovation, branding, marketing, networking, PR, business development

Patrick de Laive’s Experience

Co-founder

Twittercounter

(Internet industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Twittercounter is the source for your twitter stats. a.k.a. the Feedburner for Twitter
Initiator

The Next Web Conference

(Internet industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

The Next Web Conference is THE European Internet Conference with attendees from all over the world.

The Next Web is for true web savvies, and influentials only. The conference focuses on the future of the web. Speakers talk about their vision in stead of their company. The hottest startups get a chance to show of their services on main stage. 2009 speakers include: Chris Sacca (investor), Matt Mullenweg (Wordpress), Tino Schaedler, Andrew Keen (Author of 'Cult of the amateur', and many more.

Previous speakers include: Werner Vogels, Garret Camp, Kevin Rose, Dick Hardt, Scott Rafer, Rod Beckstrom, Marc Canter, Tariq Krim, Deborah Schulz Michael Arrington, Mark Tluszcz (Mangrove Capital Partners), Jay Adelson (Digg), and Kevin Kelly.

The Next Web conference will take place in Amsterdam on April 15, 16 and 17, 2009. More information on http://2009.thenextweb.org
Partner

The Next Web Holding

(Internet industry)

September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

Meganova is a private incubator. Several projects have started in Meganova and grew into companies.

Meganova projects:
advisor and shareholder of http://Wakoopa.com
co-founder of http://twones.com
founder of The Next Web Blog ( http://thenextweb.org/ )
organizer of The Next Web™ Conference ( http://2008.thenextweb.org )
organizer of Kings of Code ( http://kingsofcode.nl )
organizer of Bowlr ( http://bowlr.nl )
Co-founder

Fleck

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

October 2005 — February 2009 (3 years 5 months)

Fleck is a social bookmarking service that focuses on the premise of the collaborative web. Share your favorite and interesting webpages within your company or with friends. Save time and make the web more efficient http://www.Fleck.com
Initiator, Jury Board Member

The Next Web Awards

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

The Next Web Awards
The Worldwide Web Awards for Future Accomplishments!
Public awards for upcoming disruptive services, that will change the web.

With over 150.000 votes, The Next Web Awards are among the biggest and most influential technology awards out there.
http://awards.thenextweb.org/
Owner

NovaText

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

October 2004 — July 2006 (1 year 10 months)

Current Projects:
www.SMSeenHuis.nl (Text-and-Know service for the real estate market)
Floor broker

ING

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Capital Markets industry)

September 1997 — July 1998 (11 months)

Option trader at the Amsterdam exchanges

Patrick de Laive’s Education

Erasmus Universiteit

Masters , Economics , August 1998 — December 2004

Activities and Societies:

Enough, but I will not bore you with that.
Universidad de Buenos Aires

Economics 2002 — 2002

Additional Information

Patrick de Laive’s Websites:

Patrick de Laive’s Groups:

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) / The Netherlands / Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam / Nederland
Kings of Code | A Gathering for Web Developers
The Next Web Conference & Blog
Startup Specialists
Conference Producers Network
Organizers United
BLOG08 | conference
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