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 Sharon Klaver, Founder and Managing Director at Builders.

Sharon Klaver
Sharon Klaver

Sharon is the Founder, and Managing Director of Builders –a Rotterdam based startup studio to launch and scale new tech companies. Sharon is an entrepreneur at heart dedicated to bringing together like-minded people to build value-driven software companies at a global scale.

Sharon founded her first online company when she was 16 years old. Later, she founded funded and managed several software companies. Throughout her career in fashion and software, Sharon has developed in-depth operational and financial leadership experience.

Specialties include process optimization, talent development, finance and growth marketing.

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Areas of expertise

Sharon can talk about startup studios and team entrepreneurship. If you are looking for speakers to talk about the following topics, please send us an email at
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How to build repeatable venture creation – from opportunity discovery to validation, incorporation, and graduation – without losing quality or speed. (What works, what breaks, and why “playbooks” often fail in practice.)

How to design proof-based milestones that speed up learning, reduce waste, and help teams make hard calls early (including what “good evidence” looks like per phase).

The importance of setting stage-gates, following these timelines, validating your business idea in the very initial stages of development and learning to surround yourself with the right team.

How to build a high-trust founding team, distribute ownership, and lead through ambiguity – especially in the “no playbook yet” phase.

How to take a product into the real world and turn attention into momentum – using events, storytelling, and community loops. Practical lessons from launching multiple ventures and the conversations those launches sparked (what created pull, what didn’t, and how to build trust fast).

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Sharon (33) raised millions with startup factory Builders: ‘But capital is not an achievement, it’s your tool for growth’

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Beyond the code: Human-centered startup development and strategic validation

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