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From Travel Enthusiast to Tech Entrepreneur: The Polar Steps Story with Koen Droste

From Travel Enthusiast to Tech Entrepreneur: The Polar Steps Story with Koen Droste

Update: 2024-09-03
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From a young age, Koen built websites for clients, leading to his first startup, CompanySpot, the Dutch version of Glassdoor. Koen later played key roles at platforms like Hyves, Relatieplanet and Dumpert and co-founded Upcoming, a news and entertainment platform. In 2015, together with 3 co-founders, he founded polarsteps. 

Today over 10 million travelers from all parts of the world use the app to plan, track and relive their adventures. So does my wife - as I found out only this summer.


In this episode, we'll talk about:

  • How a passion for travel turned into a business 
  • Growing to 10 Million users
  • Knowing when it’s time to hand over as a CEO


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From Travel Enthusiast to Tech Entrepreneur: The Polar Steps Story with Koen Droste

From Travel Enthusiast to Tech Entrepreneur: The Polar Steps Story with Koen Droste

Koen Droste