Bootstrapping from Belgium: iText CEO Bruno Lowagie (Part 1)

Bruno has bootstrapped a highly profitable company from Belgium. Now what? Sramana Mitra: Where are you from? Bruno Lowagie: I’m from Belgium. Sramana Mitra: I’m married to a Belgian. Were you born and raised in Belgium? Bruno Lowagie: Yes, I was born in Ypres, which is in the west of Flanders. I lived there until

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Deal Radar 2009: NomaDesk

Today’s Deal radar focuses on NomaDesk, which is short for “nomadic software”, an on-demand service (SaaS) that allows business teams to secure, sync and share data with no limits. Headquartered in Belgium, NomaDesk was founded by Filip Tack in September 2004. At the time, the industry was on the rebound from the dot-com bust, which

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Postcard From Belgium

In the tradition of my postcards from Asia last winter, this summer, I will write you a few postcards from Europe.