Into the night

July 23, 2005

Labour unions and politicians are known for negotiating into the night. If you don’t do a deal in the middle of the night or even early morning, it can’t be a...

Labour unions and politicians are known for negotiating into the night. If you don’t do a deal in the middle of the night or even early morning, it can’t be a deal you fought for: "you left money on the table". We closed a deal today at 1.30 am and it feels good after a rollercoaster of more than 4 weeks. Now there are two more weeks needed to get from signatures to a closing. Then I will unwrap what it’s about. Before that, time for some relaxing with the family: vacation!

Party time

July 21, 2005

Internet activity partijtje.nl was sold today to publisher Sanoma’s division Jonge Gezinnen. A joint press release will be issued at a later stage, today the contracts were signed. Partijtje.nl was founded...

Internet activity partijtje.nl was sold today to publisher Sanoma’s division Jonge Gezinnen. A joint press release will be issued at a later stage, today the contracts were signed. Partijtje.nl was founded 6 years ago as a portal to help out parents plan, organise and run all aspects of a child’s birthday party. If you have kids you know what a headache it can be, in particular if your time is limited. I happened to come up with thepartijtje.gif original idea, but my wife and her friend Marie Emma as Founders deserve all the credits for building it from scratch. The potential of the concept and the site can be further unleashed, the acquisition by Sanoma illustrates recognition of that potential. It was interesting to lead the negotiations, we had several interested parties. Today we are creating our own party to celebrate the finish of this venture!