"Great mission which pushed our company to become more ambitious, faster and allowed us to meet great possible partners. It also increased attractiveness of Netherlands for our expansion, because we know now much more about this country."

"The Soft landing mission to Paris was a great introduction to the French Eco-system. As a startup we learned about the governmental support startups can get, met with local entrepreneurs and mentors. We gained valuable insights on whether this is the right market for us and when to launch here."

"Everything was organized very well. No issue in logistic or to find some places. Everyone are willing to help. All mentors, organizers and/or participant was very friendly and it was amazing vibe. In future might be more helpful to get more time in 121 meetings or mentoring sessions."

"A Soft-Landing Mission is a must for any start-up or scale-up looking to enter a new market, specifically if the intent is to enter the market where the mission is being held. The advice and exposure that you will receive is worth thousands of Euros, as it will put you in position to really evaluate your model and its applicability, and ensure that you make informed decisions. In addition to the aforementioned, you will also meet some fellow entrepreneurs from across the world, who will all become really good friends. The chances are also there that you could receive some funding to help with your expansion should you decide to go that route. All in all, worth every cent."

"Softlanding Mission to Netherlands is an all in one program that helped us understand everything we need to move our company into the Netherlands. Beyond moving the Netherlands, now we are better aware of our own business strategy. "

"Great people and great value! Got tons of information, met interesting people, possible customers, learned a lot about Netherlands and its business ecosystem. If you wanna expand to Dutch market, definitely Crosspring softlanding is the way!"

"There's no better way to get to know the ecosystem and to get the essential insides before starting your business in Lithuania."

"A very intense program to understand the Lithuanian startup and fintech ecosystem with all key stakeholders taking part. I strongly recommend the program. "

"Very nice to meet similar European startups and to attend the Proptech summit. A good intro to the German market also!"

"The program was well implemented, the organizing team where very friendly and helpful, and we gain a lot of knowledge our of how we can enter to France market, and also we got some interest from a couple of VC"

"Soft landing Berlin enabled Urbest to create strong links with other european start-ups. It was also a good opportunity to learn does and don'ts in business practice in Germany."

" Vorwärts is a scaleup from Cologne, Germany. We are very grateful for having the opportunity to participate at the program! In retrospective it was extremely valuable for us. We had some doubts beforehand since 5 days are a big time investment for us. I would'd have kicked myself if we didn't participate. The mentors you guys have in your network are amazing. We don't get the chance to talk to such people. We learned a ton & there is some investment potential as well. You organized the program in a very smooth way and provided all the necessary information. Great job! All in all, we are totally happy for being part of the program. Thanks for having us! "

"The week has been very insightful. Being a starter in a start ups I came out with seeing in what direction to move. Great week! Thank you."

"SoftLanding EU - Paris is a good start to know a little more about French startup ecosystem and meet people that share common interests."

"My idea was to spin-off the product as a separate venture. We may do that in steps and first create an entity for the product thus providing it with a clear persona. And then see what the result of that action is."

"GTEC's Soft Landing Berlin was essential for understanding how to approach the German market, customers and what are the fundamental strengths of the ecosystem we can leverage. It's very impressive how far has the ecosystem come since the early 2000s and our company definitely wants to contribute to this success story. I personally love the idea of building an exceptional company in Berlin, a place that used to be so divided. Let's do this! ;)"

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"Great team and a great week, they make you feel very welcome in Berlin"

"The soft landing mission to Berlin was a highly informative experience and great fun, in one of Europe's most creative ecosystem in an energetic city."

"It was great to meet with another entrepreneurs and share experiences, the overview of the market I got was valuable to take next steps."

"I was a great pleasure to attend the Soflanding Berlin program, I found it very useful and motivating. I learnt from each and every activity and I met very interesting colleagues from all over Europe. It's a great Initiative, very recommendable!"

"Soft landing program helped us to know better the Berlin ecosystem, who and how to contact business in Germany and find partner to expand to new market."

"Softlanding has provided us with an opportunity to thoughtfully decide whether Berlin is the right destination as our second office. The participants in the program from all over Europe are incredibly well vetted and interesting - we've broker deals between ourselves and added values to each other in many ways possible. "

"Good place to help you to decide on starting business in Berlin/Germany"

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"It was a very good experience to meet all the soft landing team. I am really looking forward to come again to Berlin in order to work with you all pretty soon."

"Thank you GTEC and Soft-Landing for this experience in Berlin ecosystem. Meeting those different people around Europe can only be inspiring and beneficial."

"Soft-Landing Rocks : "start global" "

"The mission was a great platform to exchange ideas with companies from US and Europe. The organization team was super and did a great job planning everything. Highly recommended program."

"Soft-Landing really put together an amazing line-up of top speakers for a no-bullshit open conversation about the US market and the Silicon Valley. Is Silicon Valley the horn of plenty where VCs will be waiting for you at SF international airport Arrivals, or it’s just that Americans found that when you try to push a rock to the top of a mountain a fail a few time it might be smart to call for help?"

"Since we founded Sponsoo 4 years ago, we've always wanted to discover Silicon Valley. Soft Landing finally enabled us to do this! We had an awesome experience and actually landed some helpful investor meetings. Would recommend 10/10."

"The Silicon Valley Soft-Landing mission has been an intense and insighful experience. It gave us a global understanding of the powerfulness of this famous ecosystem. It also brought us a lot of energy and contacts to prepare the next steps for a development of PREMEDIT in the USA. We warmly thank Soft Landing and French Tech Hub for the organisation of this mission."

"It has been a great experience, the amazing mentors, the deep business connections and the Silicon Valley mindset and speed has helped us making AiServe bigger and more ambitious."

"Soft-Landing Mission to Silicon Valley was a real mind-opening experience. We had a chance to get first-hand insights from leading experts, investors, entrepreneurs on how to survive and succeed in Silicon Valley. Their unique and honest opinions and feedback helped us challenge our business and strategy and definitely allowed us to avoid many mistakes that European startups make when entering US market. "

"Fast-track gateway to understand the market and expand your network."

"Soft-Landing mission to Silicon Valley offers an in-depth view of the ecosystem surrounding startups, VC, etc. Highly recommended for anyone planing on going global."

"Of all the required agenda, I had some valuable 1-on-1 moments with the fellow startups and ecosystem builders who all are experiencing the same challenges in real time"

"It was an amazing experience of exploring Parisian startup ecosystem, one of the most prospering ecosystems in Europe. We not only met the major players in Parisian hub and obtained all the information and tools which can be used to obtain most of the value provided by the ecosystem but also got connected with successful entrepreneurs and ventures from Paris as well as networked a lot with ecosystem builders from all over Europe. "

"I was very pleased to participate in the Soft-Landing Mission to Paris"

"The Soft-Landing program in NL provided access to top-notch mentorship. The events were extremely insightful and gave us deep insight into the Dutch ecosystem. A perfect one-stop for gathering connections and information about doing business in NL."

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"Soft-Landing has helped me understand the startup ecosystem as a whole."

"Soft-Landing for hard networking."

"Very good initiative to learn about the dutch ecosystem. It touches several subjects about how to start a company in Netherlands, and how to do that in the best (fiscal) way."

"We really enjoyed discovering and meeting the Berlin ecosystem, thanks Mor and Emma for your time and generosity."

"It was a great experience and met a lot of nice people. It was a great opening door to explore the German market and start up journey and support."

"I highly recommend taking part in the Soft-Landing program. The knowledge and insights gained in these 5 days saved us weeks of research and already helped us get a foot in the door. "

"Soft-Landing's vision is actually pretty awesome and the mentors deliver a lot of value to the startups and ecosystem builders. We came here to see if Berlin was a fit for us and in the end we got our answer! You get to meet a lot of great people and that's actually the best part of it!"

"Soft-Landing Berlin was a fantastic experience. It gave us an opportunity to visit places that would not normally give tours - for example, the Volkswagen Digital:Lab. The talks were incredibly informative, and provided great introductions to the right people for us."

"The Soft-Landing program was for us the ideal way to learn all there is to know about the local market. It gave us great insights in both sales and business development, as well as regulations and the local ecosystem. We see the program as the ultimate growth hack to fast Dutch market introduction, and recommend it to all who consider The Netherlands and/or Europe as a future step. "

"When visiting SoftLanding event, we had specific expectations, and all of them were met and surpassed: both in terms of event content and participants - Crosspring team, mentors, startups, ecosystem builders, companies that shared their honest experience, and even potential partners. Crosspring gave each startup enough personal attention and tutoring, as well as possibility to present their ideas several times to different public with different, yet useful outcomes. Events, lectures and speeches, arranged around the NL, were also highly relevant and applicable. All in all, this event was 100% made to boost chosen startups, and we all could see that Scrosspring really delivers."

"The Soft-Landing mission to Berlin ecosystem was a supercharged experience with full-on learning opportunities as well power-packed with great Startup ecosystem builders from across the world to interact!"

"Great experience, great organisers, we found out everything we need to know in one week. Thank you for the opportunity. (Justinas Kodzius) Well organized event, informative and on point trips and meetings, super insights from experienced market players. (Andrius Liukaitis)"

"Soft-Landing programme in Zoetermeer was a game changer, a paradigma shift for us. Even after the 2nd mentoring sessison, we altered our business plan for a leaner, better and faster startup. Quality of the participants were exceptional. We are glad that we took our part in this successful landing."

"Before coming to Zoetermeer, we did not know anything specific about the Netherlands ecosystem in regards to startups. During our visit, we receive a lot of information from different sources and realized all the possibility for bringing our business to the Netherlands. It was also such a great experience meeting local people and other startups!"

"You guys are doing great work. I came to NL a little bit skeptic, but after one week program I really started to think how to expand business to NL."

"It's an experience that all startups should do. It's like a "Erasmus" for startups."

"Soft-Landing Paris was great! I particularly cherished my meeting with business mentors and seeing Mark Zuckerberg at Vivatech. I also had the chance to visit Genopole, which was very relevant to my business. "

"Very intense program to find out everything to know about local startup environment. Perfectly answers all the questions regarding the export to chosen market. Best market research I've done."

"The Soft-Landing IMT-Starter program was extremely helpful for TourVR. I learned a lot, met many potential partners and funding sources, and had a great time with the IMT-Starter team and the chosen startups and ecosystem builders."

"We are very satisfied with the program."

"Thanks to the Soft-Landing project I was able to understand the french startup ecosystem and how we can enter (or not) the market. It helped me to re-think my strategy."

"The experience, professional network and knowledge gained from Soft-Landing Vilnius was enormous. Thanks to all organizers for the amazing event."

"Great to experience the Berlin ecosystem first hand!"

"An opportunity for startups to meet with relevant people in Berlin. (Ken Fox) I think it's a great opportunity for startups, to explore the german market and the startup scene. (Ilan Katsir)"

"Soft-Landing is a great experience. You meet with more startups, you can listen interesting testimonials, to learn new knowledge and to meet with people from other countries. (Guillermo) It was an amazing experience, where we got feedback for our projects, built networking with other startups and learn new posibilities with blockchain. ( Jorge Fuster)"

"Soft-Landing - Vilnius was truly a great experience for Casky, as we have networked with key players in the field of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. On top of which, we have met potential, lifelong contacts to collaborate, socialize, and build with. This experience is highly recommended, as we will pass Soft-Landing along! "

"Its a experience that all startups should do. Its like a "Erasmus" for startups."

"Amazing experience full of knowledge and meeting new people. It was very well done. Thanks!"

"The program immersed us into the Dutch ecosystem, connected us with the right players and allowed us to understand what to expect from the Dutch & European market."

"Thank you very much for this very intense and thoughtful program. Definitely answered many of our questions."

"Soft-Landing program has been critical for us in understanding the US business landscape. Thanks to the program, we got an opportunity to arrange 10 meetings with prospective clients and investors, with whom we are following up after the program. If you are considering expanding your business in the US, this is a great program for you to tiptoe the market. "

"Addiction - only negative thing I can say about the program. Otherwise it provided key components DoneDeal Today needs to start US operations: insights, connections, advices, coaching. Did I mention organizers went an extra mile to support the teams participating?"

"A very good experience, well-organized with great workshops and meetings."

"I had an amazing experience with the Soft-Landing delegation to NY! From gaining practical knowledge and connection within the industry and igniting relationship with inspiring entrepreneurs from all over Europe, to building up my confidence and emotional strength to enter the US market in full power."

"Understanding the ecosystem of a country isn't a luxury, it is a must for growth. And so to be in a position to visit NYC and see first hand how the eco system moves was a hugely powerful opportunity for my business. Missions like Soft Landing give Entrepreneurs the opportunity to see first hand what you simply can't understand from reading online. The mission to New York gave me quality real world data points to make the correct decision for the direction of my company"

"A few years ago I started my business with my wife. We had only one Apple iBook G4 laptop and a living room. Now I am sitting in #NYC and learning about how to enter and run Duelbox in the US. Amazing journey! I'm really looking forward to how it will continue. Thanks Soft-Landing and Startup Lighthouse for this come true!"

"Thanks for the energy, connections with potential partners, and NL start-up ecosystem experience. "

"It was very practical and fulfilling program. I was enjoying all the time and got relevant information how to enter the German market for my startup "

"Soft Landing program in Berlin enables us to see many aspects of the German market and prioritize our strategy for expanding abroad. "

"If you still don't know what the country you a thinking to scale is all about - join the mission and answer all the questions."

"Good introduction to SV ecosystem."

"Soft Landing SV is a must go if you are evaluating or thinking about moving to the Silicon Valley. You'll get valuable insights on the ecosystem there, legal aspects and how to look for funding."

"We help companies to turn their field worker into an Ironman."

"Soft-landing mission to Silicon Valley was a true eye-opener. It helped us greatly realise the potential of US market and it’s opportunities. No doubt this experience will shape our further business development strategy."

"Berlin is a very exciting ecosystem and we are glad we had a glimpse with the soft-landing mission."

"This is a perfect program for European startups that want to understand the mindset/rules of business in some other ecosystem. Was a game changer for us! "