From Passion to Profit

Featuring Ruben from LeadingCourses (ex-Ticketscript)

Episode 2 of the Building the Dream podcast, hosted by Leopold van Oosten, titled "From Passion to Profit" was published on November 1, 2023 and runs 51 minutes.

November 1, 2023 ·51m · Building the Dream

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Summary

Ruben scaled Ticketscript to over $100 million in revenue; earning the title of Europe's nr1. online ticketing site before he and Frans sold it in 2017 to Eventbrite. Now he spends his time as an investor and also works as the CEO of LeadingCoursesWe delved deep into his wild ride into the world of entrepreneurship. Some of the things we’ve discussed👇How his love for coding and house music led to the birth of Beatfreax.The crazy highs and lows of building a startup.The feeling of selling your company and becoming financially independent.His time in the buzzing tech scene in San Francisco at Eventbrite.Life after exit and his transition to LeadingCourses.How to make your work from your passion.His rolemodelsHow tech can (potentially) make this world a better placeHis honest sharing of failures and some nuggets of advice in business.Tune in as Ruben speaks on his successes, failures, and the wisdom he’s gathered along the way!This episode is recorded in Dutch language!

Episode Description

Ruben scaled Ticketscript to over $100 million in revenue; earning the title of Europe's nr1. online ticketing site before he and Frans sold it in 2017 to Eventbrite. Now he spends his time as an investor and also works as the CEO of LeadingCourses

We delved deep into his wild ride into the world of entrepreneurship.

Some of the things we’ve discussed👇

How his love for coding and house music led to the birth of Beatfreax.
The crazy highs and lows of building a startup.
The feeling of selling your company and becoming financially independent.
His time in the buzzing tech scene in San Francisco at Eventbrite.
Life after exit and his transition to LeadingCourses.
How to make your work from your passion.
His rolemodels
How tech can (potentially) make this world a better place
His honest sharing of failures and some nuggets of advice in business.

Tune in as Ruben speaks on his successes, failures, and the wisdom he’s gathered along the way!

This episode is recorded in Dutch language!

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