Simon Douw is a Founder at De Waterraaf. He possess expertise in entrepreneurship, personal development, coaching, training, crowdfunding and 25 more skills. He is proficient in English. Colleagues describe him as "From the very first start it was clear to me that I was talking to the absolute authorities in the field of crowdfunding: knowledgeable, experienced, inspiring and effective. True guides into the world of crowdfunding. And people with a genuine mission to work with the crowd and underpromise and overdeliver. Thus far, the campaigns we worked on together mobilized thousands of backers worldwide, raised significant awareness and over 850.000 euro’s, within a year. Working with them is a challenge worth while." and "I have recently got to know Simon through a course regarding Leadership at TU Delft. I have attended numerous courses so far and in terms of applicability, usefulness and enjoyment, none of them have come even close to this course. I believe the biggest part of why I felt like that was having Simon as the instructor. The way he let his personality come through which helps us connect to him. The course never felt too strict to feel uncomfortable or artificial, nor was it too loose to be impractical. Asking us to provide feedback and applying them even on the same day was a perfect example of how he made us feel that we are a living part of the course rather than just attendants. It was perfect and I really applaud him for being so professional. If someone asks me which course did you like best during your PhD studies, I know this is the one and it is all thanks to Simon."