Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
The VOC's strategy involved investors working together to monopolize markets.
"Concordia res parvae crescunt" / "Door eendracht komen de kleine dingen tot bloei"
Creating a crypto coin that is cheap and fast to exchange, by avoiding congestion on slow networks. Beside widely accepted by multiple exchanges and easy connected to fiat(IBAN), while maintain the safety of the coin it self. There for we use Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP).
Putting together a crew by creating our own culture and a clear map where to go and where we are. Knowing and trusting eachother while working together on the same goal, by invite only.
Investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of working as part of a group. The focus on sustainable return on invested (ROI) of capital, any bias will be towards an industry is due to familiarity or vision.
Amsterdam was the home of the world’s first stock exchange, at 1602 by the issuance of shares in VOC
When adjusted for inflation, its highest market capitalization would be worth over $7 TRILLION today.
At one point the VOC had half the world trade in its hands. At its peak, they traded in at least ten Asian countries
One company that creates more jobs than the entire European continent does together (around 882,000)
Slavery was forbidden in the Republic, though 550000 slaves were traded across the Atlantic by the Dutch.
Different was the dividend varied between 12 and 63 percent. The profit margin of Microsoft is below 3 percent
The Republic did not take part. The largest shareholders were the aristocrats or traders (Gentlement XVII)
Spice traders who decided to cooperate. Instead of competing, working together against fall in prices
The Company had forty ships and ten thousand soldiers ready to take the fight and to protect the goods
The Dutch Golden Age (Dutch: Gouden Eeuw) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first section is characterized by the Thirty Years' War, which ended in 1648. The Golden Age continued in peacetime during the Dutch Republic until the end of the century. The transition by the Netherlands to the foremost maritime and economic power in the world has been called the "Dutch Miracle" by historian K. W. Swart