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Top 10 pitch deck mistakes - and how to fix them
Top 10 pitch deck mistakes - and how to fix them
By Haje Kamps
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Startup founders, here's why you need to fail as fast as you can
Startup founders, here's why you need to fail as fast as you can
By Haje Kamps
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Remember: Your investors aren't buying your product.
Remember: Your investors aren't buying your product.
By Haje Kamps
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Activity
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Last night was awesome, debatably my favorite in-person workshop I've ran. thx to everyone who came out and spent their wednesday night with me. I…
Last night was awesome, debatably my favorite in-person workshop I've ran. thx to everyone who came out and spent their wednesday night with me. I…
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Wes Anderson called. He wants royalties on my Zoom vibes today.
Wes Anderson called. He wants royalties on my Zoom vibes today.
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If you're a startup CEO building your product before you've sold it, you probably think "as soon as someone sees my demo, they'll want to buy it."…
If you're a startup CEO building your product before you've sold it, you probably think "as soon as someone sees my demo, they'll want to buy it."…
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Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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Podcast host / Producer
HAI Global
- Present 5 years 2 months
Health
I co-host and co-produce May I Have This Dance, a podcast for the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) - a 50-year-old charitable organization focusing on promoting human connection, love, intimacy, and sexuality.
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Volunteer (Cat Adoption Counseling)
Friends of Oakland Animal Services
- 2 years 1 month
Animal Welfare
Helping the public with adoption counseling when they are considering adopting a shelter cat/kitten, plus helping socialize the animals in the shelter.
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Special Constable (MSC GD)
Metropolitan Police
- 3 years 7 months
Social Services
As a Special Constable, I was warranted by Her Royal Majesty the Queen to keep the Queen's Peace.
Publications
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Introduction to Photography
Ilex Press
With The Ilex Introduction to Photography, and highranking photographer-blogger Haje Jan Kamps, the Ilex Photo team has made the definitive first book for owners of all cameras including compacts, DSLRs, smartphones and the new smartcameras.
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Customer Service Handbook – A guide to great teams and cultures
Reamaze
Hey! We are Reamaze. We wrote the book on Customer Support. Literally.
We’re passionate about Customer Support so we set out to document our experiences in a book centered on best practices.
Our book includes interviews with some of the top customer support organizations in the industry and shows you what it takes to deliver consistent, high-level support, whether you’re a one person startup or a Fortune 500 enterprise. -
Focus on Travel Photography
Focal Press
Author Haje Jan Kamps knows that you are travelling for two good reasons: to experience great things, and to get great photos of your travels. He also understands very well how people’s eyes tend to glaze over when phrases like “Circles of Confusion” or the “Inverse Square Law” are brandished about, and focuses instead on great photographs, and how to take them.
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The Rules of Photography and when to break them
Focal Press
If you’re just starting out with a camera, or are starting to think about switching away from Auto mode, then this is the perfect book for you. Not only will you find within all the classical rules of photography—useful basic knowledge that can sharpen anyone’s eye for finding great photographs—but you’ll simultaneously be shown how you can push the boundaries that many teachers set, filling your memory card with exciting, different pictures that push the limits.
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Creative EVIL photography
Pixiq & Ilex Press
When it comes to cameras, E.V.I.L. is good! E.V.I.L. stands for Electronic-Viewfinder, Interchangeable-Lens–and it’s the most innovative, hottest, and stylish type of camera to hit the photography market in the past five years.
Hip amateurs and professionals alike are snatching these cameras up, and this book is tailored specifically to today’s trend-setting users. Creative E.V.I.L. Photography highlights the unique advantages offered by these mirrorless cameras, including incredible…When it comes to cameras, E.V.I.L. is good! E.V.I.L. stands for Electronic-Viewfinder, Interchangeable-Lens–and it’s the most innovative, hottest, and stylish type of camera to hit the photography market in the past five years.
Hip amateurs and professionals alike are snatching these cameras up, and this book is tailored specifically to today’s trend-setting users. Creative E.V.I.L. Photography highlights the unique advantages offered by these mirrorless cameras, including incredible image quality despite their small size, more discreet street shooting, and great HD video. -
Focus On Photographing People
Focal Press
Everyone who takes photographs takes photographs of people. Whether it is a ‘happysnap’ of a child or a professional portrait, people are always the first subject we think of. Yet taking good photographs of people is a combination of many factors – what is the best light for the subject? How should they stand?
What aperture should you use for maximum impact? In this easy to follow, highly visual guide to portraiture Haje Jan Kamps takes you through not only the technical but also the…Everyone who takes photographs takes photographs of people. Whether it is a ‘happysnap’ of a child or a professional portrait, people are always the first subject we think of. Yet taking good photographs of people is a combination of many factors – what is the best light for the subject? How should they stand?
What aperture should you use for maximum impact? In this easy to follow, highly visual guide to portraiture Haje Jan Kamps takes you through not only the technical but also the aesthetic considerations of creating great images. Step by step guides, tips from the pros and assignments to work through will have everybody you photograph looking better in no time at all! -
Macro Photography Photo Workshop
John Wiley & Sons
Macro, or close-up, photography is gaining popularity, and this book covers all of the challenges associated with taking great close-ups: depth of field, focus, and exposure. Copublished with Photoworkshop.com, a leading online educational resource for both beginning and professional photographers, this task-oriented reference allows readers to learn by doing and offers outstanding examples and instructions.
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Shooting Yourself: Self-Portraits with Attitude!
Ilex Press
In the age of social networking, a self-portrait will be the most important photo you ever take. This book will show you how to create images of yourself that capture your personality and express your creativity or just make you look hot! Shooting Yourself isnt a technical book, but roams in search of inspiration for great self-portrait photos.
Courses
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Certified SCRUM Product Owner
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Computer Assisted Reporting
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Copywriting
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Goldman Sachs/UCL 10ksb programme
Early 2014
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International Journalism
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Microsoft Ventures Accelerator
Late 2014
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Public Relations
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Radio Reporting
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Sub-Editing
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Television Journalism (specialty)
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Projects
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Five FWD
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Five FWD is the new online home of the popular Channel Five television shows Fifth Gear and Gadget Show. I was the Product Owner / Senior Producer on the project, in charge of liaising with all stakeholders, and managing ideas, information architecture, information design, visual design, development and delivery of the site, along with all associated dependencies.
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Nokia Press site
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Gathering requirements, managing design, information architecture and development, working towards delivery with Nokia's internal web team.
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Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Norwegian
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Dutch
Limited working proficiency
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French
Elementary proficiency
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German
Elementary proficiency
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Spanish
Elementary proficiency
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