Mark Voermans

FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN BE MORE PROFITABLE Business mentoring & consultancy for IT entrepreneurs. For sustainable SUCCESS, more PROFIT, more FREEDOM.

Rockstart, ‘The Global Brand for Startups’, established this year by Dutch entrepreneur Oscar Kneppers, is to run an accelerator programme which will start in spring of next year in Amsterdam. The Rockstart Accelerator aims to help start-ups with specific knowledge, networks, contacts and funds bring a business idea to the market faster and well-prepared. The first 10 start-ups in the Rockstart Accelerator programme will be filled by an international mentor group of 75 professionals and entrepreneurs. The start-ups will get intensive support for 100 days, while on track to Investor Day, where they can present their businesses to investors. These investors can, in turn, pitch to the start-ups. see less

The FITTAR Smart Mirror is a new way for people to train and keep fit. FITTAR makes working-out engaging and fun, using the newest technology. FITTAR is interactive, fits your personal needs and offers over 1,500 different workouts. So, train when, where and how you want. FITTAR Smart Mirror is a breakthrough when it comes to fitness. It gives users a great level of interactivity and fun. We are using the know-how of our tech guys combined with our professional sports and fitness background, to ensure a great user experience. FITTAR Smart Mirror blends clever technology with fitness routines and gamification. The result: a new approach to fitness and training. We make working out fun, surprising and competitive. FITTAR keeps you motivated and your results will be better. With FITTAR you’ll love working out, again and again.

Alphaparty is a firm that trades digital assets. “Alpha is the divine excess, the return over and above the market’s expectations.” In finance, ‘alpha’ is a metric used to assess how well an investment has outperformed or underperformed a certain benchmark. Alphaparty is a firm that profits from trading in alpha-rich strategies across digital asset markets. Our mission is to generate alpha-rich returns by staying at the forefront of innovation and technology in the digital assets market.

As a dynamic duo with the Head of Trading, I built and led a superstar team that revolutionized the crypto world with our expertly crafted automated liquidity solutions, game-changing trading strategies, and top-notch advisory services.

Responsibilities include developing key growth sales strategies, tactics and action plans. Successful execution of these strategies to achieve your financial targets. Sales director duties will include hitting annual targets, building relationships and understanding customer trends.

Broad and comprehensive knowledge of all matters related to the business of ireckonU with an eye towards identifying new sales prospects and driving business growth and requirements for product development that will is coordinated with the management team. Responsibilities: • Develop business development plans, design and implement processes to support business growth, through customer and market definition. • Facilitate business growth by working together with clients as well as business partners. • Build and maintain high-level contacts with current and prospective customer and other business and project partners. • Drive prospects through to contract award (including identifying new customers and markets, developing approaches to the market, identifying prospects, proposal preparation, etc.) • Develop marketing strategy.

In this role at Microsoft, I'm managing and running the strategic programs for student (teams) and start-ups to become what’s next. Managing a portfolio of over 750 software startups in our BizSpark program and over 100.000 students in our DreamSpark program in the Netherlands alone and always keen to spot the really interesting companies and students teams with the highest potential. I initiate and manage relationships with accelerators, incubators, trade agencies, other corporates, universities and investor groups and more. We also partner with Government and Academia on education and enterprise policy, co-investing in programs for the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. Everything of what I do is at the intersection of Business, Technology & Design driving innovation and economic development.