In the media
Media
Podcasts, speeches, radio, TV and written interviews.
Podcasts
Listen & Watch
Daily Podcast
The State of Tech
Six key tech stories in fifteen minutes, every day. With Eric van Doorn and Linda Duursma. Compact, topical and always up to date.
Episodes/year
Minutes/episode
Tech stories
Go Getters! - Weekly
Entrepreneurs who make a difference, with Ruud Hendriks and Richard Bross.
Go Getters! - Ruud as a guest
The architect behind RTL and Endemol: Richard Bross interviews Ruud about his life as a media entrepreneur.
Go Getters 路 November 2024
De Nieuwe Wereld - Why Dutch media is losing touch with the future
Ruud on linear television, AI as the biggest revolution and dependence on Big Tech.
De Nieuwe Wereld 路 February 2026
Keynotes
Video Recordings
The State of Tech - Startup Grind APAC
Ruud presents his State of Tech keynote to international tech leaders at the Startup Grind APAC Conference in Melbourne.
Startup Grind Local 路 December 2019
FTTH Conference - Keynote
Keynote on innovation and the future of connectivity for telecom leaders at the FTTH Council Europe conference.
FTTH Council Europe 路 February 2016
Top 3 Technology Trends - Startupbootcamp
Ruud shares his three most important tech trends of 2018 for the international Startupbootcamp network.
Startupbootcamp 路 2018
Fireside Chat - Startupbootcamp E-commerce Demo Day
Conversation with Ruud Hendriks and Sanne Manders on the future of e-commerce at the Startupbootcamp Demo Day.
Startupbootcamp 路 2016
F5 Session - The State of Tech
The annual State of Tech update for a select group of Dutch tech and media professionals.
LDJ Tech PR 路 2020
Radio & TV
Appearances & Broadcasts
De Wereld Draait Door - Guest
Multiple guest appearances on the popular NPO talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk.
NPO 1 路 2008 & 2009
RTL Late Night - Former RTL boss
Guest with Twan Huys about his time as co-founder of RTL 4 and RTL 5.
RTL 路 16 January 2019
WNL Op Zondag - Entrepreneurship & Climate
Discussion on corporate social responsibility and the role of entrepreneurs in major challenges.
WNL 路 6 December 2015
Hollandse Zaken - Pension Debate
Participant in the debate on the future of the Dutch pension system.
IKON/NPO 路 2 July 2011
Radio Caroline - DJ & Where it all began
Where it all started for Ruud: as a DJ on the legendary British pirate radio station on the North Sea.
Radio Caroline 路 1980s
SME Entrepreneurs Caf茅 - Dare to invest big
Ruud advocates large-scale ambition for Dutch entrepreneurs at the RTL Z Entrepreneurs Caf茅.
RTL Z 路 2019
Interviews
Conversations & Portraits
Boardwave - Leaders Lives Unplugged 2024
From pirate radio to AI-powered startups: a deep-dive into the maverick mind of Ruud Hendriks.
Boardwave 路 2024
Boardwave - Leaders Lives Unplugged 2023
Ruud on Startupbootcamp, investing in over 1,200 companies and the future of tech.
Boardwave 路 2023
Startupscorecard - Investor Interview 2023
What makes a startup investable? Ruud shares his criteria and most important lessons as an investor.
Startupscorecard 路 2023
CMOtalk - Marketing & Innovation
Ruud on the role of marketing in tech companies and how innovation and commercial thinking reinforce each other.
CMOtalk
The Future Farm - Believing Your Own Hype
An honest conversation about the danger of over-confidence and how to find the right balance as an entrepreneur.
The Future Farm 路 2018
Management Scope - Portrait
A portrait of Ruud Hendriks as an innovator and investor: on reinventing yourself and the power of entrepreneurship.
Management Scope 路 2012