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Behind the business
The personal
cost.
Stress, loneliness and strained relationships can stay hidden behind the business story. Here, they are part of the conversation.
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The toll.
What the pressure did to their wellbeing, relationships and everyday life.
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The way through.
The decisions, people and changes that helped when things felt hardest.
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The lessons.
What they learned, and what someone facing it now might find useful.
Behind ENTREPREHARDSHIP
Josef Holm.
Founder. Investor. Writer.
Austrian roots. Based in Dubai.
30 years of building businesses.
Eight companies founded.
ENTREPREHARDSHIP is a project by Josef Holm, about what building a business can cost the person behind it.
His experience spans internet businesses, crowdfunding software, venture investing and startup accelerators. He has built companies, backed other founders and brought the industry together through events.
In 2018, Josef co-founded Goren Holm Ventures with Alon Goren. Tim Draper joined in 2019, when the firm became Draper Goren Holm.
Today, he is the founder and CEO of Akii Technologies, a Venture Builder in Dubai, and the founder of Marquorum. He continues to build software, including Revenue Scout, and writes about entrepreneurship at holm.com.
The aim is to bring those experiences into the open, learn from people who found a way through, and help others feel less alone in what they are facing.
The experience behind it
Built. Backed. Still building.
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Internet entrepreneurship
From the early internet.
Founded his first startup in 1998, a venture that generated $50 million in sales. Built and operated internet businesses, including an affiliate program with more than 2,000 affiliates.
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Crowdfunding & software
Tubestart & Krowdster.
Co-founder and CEO of Tubestart, a crowdfunding platform for video creators. Founded Krowdster in 2014, building software and marketing tools for crowdfunding campaigns.
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Venture investing
Draper Goren Holm.
Co-founded Goren Holm Ventures in 2018. Alongside Alon Goren and Tim Draper, helped incubate and accelerate blockchain startups through Draper Goren Holm.
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Industry communities
Bringing builders together.
Co-founder of Crypto Invest Summit, later known as LA Blockchain Summit, and Security Token Summit.
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Recognition · 2021
AIBC Dubai.
Accepted the 2021 Investor of the Year award at AIBC Dubai for Draper Goren Holm.
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Building today
Akii Technologies.
Founder and CEO of the Venture Builder behind Marquorum and Revenue Scout. Akii is registered at the DIFC AI Campus and is a member of Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
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