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Robert Vis
@RobertDVis
Founder/CEO @messagebird | Bird delivers 5 Trillion messages each year, powering global communications. From Uber to Netflix - Bird delivers.
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    May 6
    AI will make products and services abundant for all. No more endless tools. No more bad service. Humanity will have all it ever dreamt off. Question is - what do we do next ?
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    Børge Blikeng
    @b_blikeng
    May 5
    Replying to @levelsio
    The Flashlight was once a payed app, now it’s standard in every operating system, same with password management. Most SaaS will ether be free or included in other services.
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 22, 2025
    Europe regulating AI, UK backdoors to encryption... my god what is happening to this side of the world 💩
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 21, 2025
    🧵 1/6 After 14 years in the Netherlands, @messagebird is making a historic move to prepare us for the AI era. We're leaving Netherlands and launching a new global chapter with strategic hubs in: 🇺🇸 New York - Americas HQ 🇸🇬 Singapore - APAC 🇦🇪 Dubai - MENA 🇱🇹 Lithuania -
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 24, 2025
    We foresee that regulations in Europe will block true innovation in a global economy moving extremely fast to AI. @messagebird reuters.com/technology/dut…
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Jul 23, 2024
    Ik vertrek! 🌍✈️ Waarom ik vertrek uit Nederland: "Je moet schieten, anders kun je niet scoren." - Johan Cruijff Mijn stad Amsterdam, waar ik geboren ben en waar ik nu vertrek. Ons land staat wereldwijd bekend om innovatie en ondernemerschap, toch is in mijn optiek de waarheid
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Jul 30, 2024
    @geenstijl is simpelweg de meest onafhankelijke en waarheid gedreven nieuws medium van Nederland. Waar of niet waar?
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Mar 6, 2025
    DONE - Department OF Netherlands Efficiency. Task 1. Redistribution of Gov funds to schooling, healthcare and defense. Task 2. Kill bureaucracy and digitalize everything into one app. Task 3. Politicians forced to only talk about 3 key problems, fined for BS
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 22, 2025
    Replying to @tschellenbach and @messagebird
    overregulation and bad climate for tech companies
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Jul 30, 2024
    Replying to @RobertDVis
    Merk gewoon dat ik steeds vaker daar nieuws vandaan haal en nagenoeg nooit op fouten betrap en als ze gemaakt worden met update correctie.
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    May 4, 2021
    Proud to share our story live on #CNN today
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    Julia Chatterley
    @chattwithjulia
    May 4, 2021
    "Who's #Twilio again?" 😜 @RobertDVis CEO @messagebird playfully knocks his American rival as we discuss #MessageBird's $600M acquisition of US firm @SparkPost.
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Oct 3, 2017
    Super proud day ! blog.messagebird.com/messagebird-ra…
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 22, 2025
    Replying to @scouech @tschellenbach and @messagebird
    so much... funding, taxation, employment, stock options, fintech ... where do I end
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 1, 2024
    MessageBird is now Bird. We are launching BirdCRM and dropping price 90% 🚀
    techcrunch.com
    MessageBird rebrands as Bird, and slashes prices by 90% on SMS to take on Twilio | TechCrunch
    No, don’t think Bird Scooters. Think Bird, formerly MessageBird. For the Amsterdam-based unicorn is now re-branding as such after reportedly acquiring the
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    Robert Vis
    @RobertDVis
    Feb 21, 2025
    Replying to @RobertDVis
    6/6 Grateful for our Dutch heritage, but the future is calling. Bird isn't just changing locations - we're reshaping how global business operates. Time to fly higher. 🦅
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