Ruud Dekker
Founder of Forward Venture Capital
Ruud Dekker
Founder of Forward Venture Capital
Haarlem, North Holland
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2017 - Current
Owner
2020
Helping founders grow their companies.
Advisory Board Member
2022
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2019
Payment Specialist
2014 - 2017
• Set up a POS system tailored to restaurants • Served as Head of Payments for a VoIP company • Created a virtual prepaid credit card brand
Business Development Consultant
2008 - 2014
• Payments - Helped found a payment service processor (PSP) in Switzerland, which included setting up the technology stack, obtaining the required certification, and building out the contracts required to function as an independent full-service payment provider. • Telecom - Establishing new interconnections and maintaining these relationships. I also acted as project manager for a newly established Business VoIP Solution that was launched in December 2009.
Customer Service Representative
2005 - 2006
Providing support to Accounts Payable and Receivable by dealing with customers and suppliers on a daily basis. Experience in working with Billing, AP & AR departments. The position offered valuable insight into an outsourcing situation between a Dutch and a Slovak-based multinational organisation, which was extremely helpful for writing my master thesis later on.
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
Taking presentations to the next level
Talks about Presentations, Sales and Conversion Optimization