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Bob van Luijt has gone from building websites in middle school to raising tens of millions of dollars for his tech startup. On the Dealmakers Show, Bob van Luijt talked about combining creativity and business, organic startup fundraising, operating a 100% remote team even before COVID lockdows, AI, and the pre versus post ChatGPT eras.
Bob van Luijt has gone from building websites in middle school to raising tens of millions of dollars for his tech startup.
On the Dealmakers Show Bob van Luijt talked about combining creativity and business, organic startup fundraising, operating a 100% remote team even before COVID lockdows, AI, and the pre versus post ChatGPT eras.
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Creativity & Entrepreneurship
Bob van Luijt was born in the Netherlands. A very easy going place to grow up. He was quickly drawn to the excitement and activity of Amsterdam.
He says he really had three interests growing up; music, girls, and internet software.
New technologies were beginning to emerge in the 90s. He loved making things and being creative. It turned out that software really encapsulated that passion.
He still remembers his dad bringing home an early IBM computer. Then finding a little book in the library that he used to teach himself how to begin programming. As soon as he began toying with coding, he was hooked. Then by middle school he was already building websites.
In high school he picked up a bass guitar, and quickly found he had some talent. That fueled some of his studies.
Steve Jobs alluded to the fact that there was a link between successful entrepreneurs and music. Bob believes the point that Jobs was really trying to convey was the link between creativity, and the creative process. Having that creativity you can bring to work, and creating value through products and services that people love.
Bob had noticed that everything exciting was happening on the West and East Coast of the United States. So, he set his sights on going to Boston or San Francisco. He ended up with a grant to get into Berkeley College of Music.
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AI & Machine Learning
Bob van Luijt was already making a little money writing software and doing some remote freelance work. Though he hadn’t really connected that with creating a business initially. He was just having fun creating his art.
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