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    Daniel Ropers

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    16 December 2020

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    Daniel Ropers, co-founder & former CEO bol.com

    Daniel Ropers led bol.com from less than €10m to more than €1.7bn in sales, successfully turning disruption into growth. He explains how in conversation with Alexandra Jankovich, showing that to seize digital opportunities, you must be continuously ready to make changes, update goals, and explain why.

    Contents

    00:50 Starting an online retail business with only 25% of households having an internet connection

    03:45 How bol.com convinced (new) customers to start buying online while having clear goals and decision-making moments

    06:52 What other startups and scaleups can learn from the bol.com story: have a clear definition of what success looks like

    12:55 How to seize the opportunities of disruption as an established company in a world that transitions from an “age of perception” to an “age of transparency”

    17:29 What to look for when planning to invest in a company

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