{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ffdc2b14186ef0f07605c1c/6160356d13b45c00136e5a8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#18 - Jurgen Ingels \"You obviously have to be realistic\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ffdc2b14186ef0f07605c1c/1633695056747-9f3a3da4d3ac9fd617d9f623b819fad5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to EuroQuity Podcast, my name is An Meers. This podcast was designed as the EuroQuity platform, a place to meet, share an exchange between entrepreneurs, investors and advisors. We want to inspire, entertain and inform you! In each episode, we will meet a guest who will share with us their journey and vision of entrepreneurship.</p><p><br></p><p>For this new episode, we are pleased to welcome Jurgen Ingels.</p><p>In 1999, he founded Clear2Pay a pioneer fintech company that grew into a successful international company employing over 1,200 employees. In 2014, Clear2Pay was sold to AFS, one of the largest fintech companies in the world.&nbsp; After the sale, Jurgen founded Smartfin, a VC fund that invests in growing tech companies.&nbsp;</p><p>On top of that, he recently wrote a book \"50 lessen voor ondernermers\" in which he states his lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur and gives concrete and practical tips on how to take one's company to the next level.</p><p>In this episode, you will learn:</p><ul><li>How Jurgen became an entrepreneur</li><li>The lessons learned from creating, managing and selling companies</li><li>What drives him the most in this role as entrepreneur and investor</li><li>How he manages to juggle between his different projects</li><li>What are the ingredients that are key to success</li></ul><p>Enjoy listening!</p>","author_name":"EuroQuity Belgium"}