Ruben Nieuwenhuis
Amsterdam - San Francisco Bay Area
Ruben Nieuwenhuis is an independent incubator.
The last years he focused on connecting the Start-up ecosystems of Silicon Valley & The Netherlands.
Nieuwenhuis is involved in various Start-ups and innovation projects: i.e. DutchBasecamp, Crowdbeat, BrandScreen, Open Cities, Startupbootcamp, FellowForce, Dutch Jugaad Initiative.
Nieuwenhuis (1972) has lived and worked in Russia, Kazakstan and is currently working in the Bay Area and The Netherlands.
In his management book, ‘Weak Tea Will Bring you Nowhere’, he provides concise, confrontational and challenging advice on the topics of Innovation, Business Development and Entrepreneurship.
He is a frequent presenter and presented in many countries, most recently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA; TEDx Haarlem, Finland at the MindTrek Conference, Turkey and Romania.
Specialties: Growth Hacking, Lean Startup, Innovation, Jugaad Innovation, Smart Cities, Open Data, strategy & Business Model Innovation, Consumer Co-creation, and Social Media.