Difference<\/strong><\/p>\n But there is also a big difference, notes Staf Dapla, after a day of talking with companies and businesses that want to take the leap to Europe \u2013 maybe even Eindhoven. Van Gijzel: \u201cAnd that’s the evidence of established entrepreneurs rolling up their sleeves to help their young colleagues who are just starting out. Do you have a good idea and the technical skills to carry it out, but don’t know how to approach getting financed? An experienced entrepreneur in Waterloo shows the beginner the way, and keeps showing him the way, just because it feels right, because it sounds right, because it also works.\u201d<\/p>\n That could also work well in Eindhoven, according to Van Gijzel. \u201cIt’s good for our region, for our leading economic position, to have successors, new colleagues. It’s something to talk about once we get home.\u201d<\/p>\n ASML<\/strong><\/p>\n ASML CEO Peter Winnink already suggested a similar duty. 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<\/a>The economy in Waterloo was also driven by one of the major electronics giants: Blackberry. \u201cJust like we have Philips. And just like Philips, Blackberry went through a difficult time and many promising companies emerged from it. Just like Philips has multiplied into ASML, NXP, FEI and Shapeways, the fruits of Blackberry also resurrected the Waterloo region.\u201d<\/p>\n