How The Founder Of WeTransfer Went From Blog To Startup

The Dutch entrepreneur known on the web as Nalden took early experimentation with Microsoft Frontpage and built it into a cultural empire.

If one were to compare the Dutch tech entrepreneur Nalden (yes--he goes by just one name) to anyone in the States, it would probably be a hybrid of the serial entrepreneur Sean Parker and Jason Kottke, the web designer and blogger. Like Kottke, Nalden gained a large following and livelihood by blogging about stuff that he liked--mostly music and DJ culture--and similar to Parker, Nalden is an idea man who is uncovering the hidden possibilities of the digital world faster than most. But he has also become a brand of his own, able to sell big-label products just on his credibility as a style maven.

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