Starting a business abroad can be a challenge. Jan de Jong has done it several times, the first time as a Dutch student starting a contact center in Croatia. Today he is involved in several ventures, most notably the email marketing company Webpower Adria.
In this episode we talk about:
why and how he started a contact center outsourcing company in Croatia as a Dutch student and grew it to 400 employees,
how he approaches building high performance teams and the mindset he expects from his employees,
what his criteria are when he fires employees,
what was his sales strategy when Webpower Adria was just established
how his efforts as a private citizen led to Croatia changing its laws to welcome digital nomads, and
the big idea behind his new company Crop.
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