I Was Still Working. I Had Already Lost Myself Paolo Maria Pavan That is one of the hardest truths I know. People imagine collapse as an obvious scene. A person in bed. A company in flames. A public scandal. A missing invoice. A locked office. But sometimes the mor... Founder Journal Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 27, 2026 FOUNDER JOURNAL
Consumer Confidence Shock Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Dutch consumer confidence dropped from -30 to -44 in April 2026, a 14-point decline in one month, one of the sharpest since 1986. The economic climate indicator fell from -54 t... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Apr 24, 2026 MARKET
Shared practice, shared risk after breakup Paolo Maria Pavan What happened ? On 6 February 2026, the North Holland District Court in Haarlem gave a summary ruling in a dispute between two former spouses who ran a dental practice together through a Dutch partner... COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 24, 2026 RULINGS
Why Collapse Rarely Arrives All at Once Paolo Maria Pavan That is one of the lies entrepreneurs tell themselves because the truth is harder to live with. We like the idea of one bad event, one terrible surprise, one brutal phone call that explains everything... Founder Journal Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 24, 2026 FOUNDER JOURNAL
Housing costs keep lifting labour costs Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation? Dutch house prices rose 5% year on year in Q1 2026, with the average transaction price reaching €485,000. Sales volumes also rose 8.7%, which shows the market is still moving, n... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Apr 23, 2026 MARKET
Brand risk ignored, seller liability lost Paolo Maria Pavan What happened ? On 21 January 2026, the Amsterdam District Court rejected Babilou Family Netherlands’ claim against the sellers of MC Child Holding. After acquiring MC Child Holding in 2021, a third p... COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 23, 2026 RULINGS
Housing Pressure Is Becoming Payroll Pressure Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? Between 2019 and 2024, 58% to 66% of new owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands went to households earning above €68,000 a year. Only 21% to 32% of new purchase housing is cou... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Apr 22, 2026 MARKET
Claim Fails on Limitation and Director Liability Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation? The District Court of The Hague rejected Dynatools’ claim against Oranjewoud on 21 January 2026. Dynatools tried to hold Oranjewoud, the former director of Delphi Data, personal... COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 22, 2026 RULINGS
What I Ignored Before Everything Broke Paolo Maria Pavan No door was slammed. No banker called with a final warning. No single email arrived that morning and changed my life. What happened was quieter than that. I kept ignoring small things because they did... Founder Journal Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 22, 2026 FOUNDER JOURNAL
Dutch productivity rebound resets 2026 planning Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation ? In 2025, Dutch GDP rose by 1.8%, while total hours worked fell by 0.6%. That implies roughly a 2.4% increase in output per hour. Household consumption grew 1.5%, exports 2.4%, ... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Apr 21, 2026 MARKET
Supreme Court narrows supervisory director liability Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation? On 30 January 2026, the Dutch Supreme Court partly overturned a ruling on supervisory director liability. The core issue was not whether the supervisory directors failed in supe... COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan Apr 21, 2026 RULINGS
Dutch tourism grew, but Dutch demand weakened Paolo Maria Pavan What is the situation? CBS provisional data for 2025 shows 52.2 million guests in Dutch accommodation, up 1.8%. But the real shift is in composition: foreign guests rose 4.8% to 22.3 million, while do... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Apr 20, 2026 MARKET
