The Village Capital NL program us up and running! It took me a little bit to get my blog off the ground, but here we go!

I have only been in The Netherlands for 2.5 short weeks and I have been thrilled with the response to the Village Capital program and the growing ecosystem of social entrepreneurship throughout the country.

On July 4th, over 80 people attended a very successful kick-off of the program at The HUB Amsterdam and we were joined by our great partners at the DOEN Foundation and Sproutside. Here’s a link for some pictures and an event recap, VilCap NL is official and live!

I’ve already had fascinating and inspiring conversations with dozens of entrepreneurs and potential program sponsors including (but not limited to) Chris Monaghan at Metabolic, Laura Nino Caceres at Thought Refinery, Stijn van Balen at Creative Crowds, Rogier van Beugen at KLM Airlines (Innovation Department), and Arpita Maity at One Penny.

The best news of all! I got a bike and I can now explore The Netherlands and social entrepreneurship by bike!

I get to ride this hog for the next three months! It’s the most traditional Dutch style bike called an Oma Fiet (Grandma Bike).