Nalden, founder of WeTransfer and Adelee, on surrounding yourself with the right people and keeping a beginner's mindset.

Start to scale. Startup and Scale-up Founder Stories.

English - November 30, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB
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Fast company described him as “A hybrid of the serial entrepreneur Sean Parker and Jason Kottke, the web designer and blogger". But we like his own twitter description better: “Father of two; a husband to one, founder and angel investor of some.”

Nalden gained his online reputation through his blog, which he started at the age of 16. In 2009, he founded file-sharing service WeTransfer, which he exited in 2019. He is now building a new startup - Adelee - to foster connection for families & friends.

In this episode, we'll cover the following topics:

founding ánd leaving WeTransfer;surrounding yourself with the right people;and… keeping a beginner's mindset;

Links mentioned:

People: Nalden, Mark Zuckerberg, Kevin Kalle, Sanne Koemeester, Edwin Hans, Erik AnspachCompanies: WeTransfer, Facebook, Adelee Media: Nalden at The Wereld Draait Door, Nalden's personal websiteOther: download Adelee in the AppStore, Blog on why Lars Crama deleted WhatsappSong: James Blake - Say What You Will