# “Stay focused” - Jurgen Jacobs’ advise to startups in the magazine “Wereldwijs”

## February 20, 2017

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Our CEO Jurgen Jacobs adorns the cover of the February edition of[ Wereldwijs](https://www.vlaanderen.be/nl/publicaties/detail/wereldwijs-magazine-voor-internationaal-ondernemen). This magazine is published by [Flanders Investement & Trad](http://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com/language_selection?destination=%3Cfront%3E)e, an initiative of the Flemish Government to support Flemish companies in their internationalization.

In the interview, Dirk Smolders of FIT zooms in on Qaelum’s recent entry of the US-market. Jurgen explains Dirk why going international is so important for a technology company like Qaelum. He talks about how this was made possible, what issues occur and what Qaelum’s future plans are. And the important bottom line is: “**stay focused**”.

You can read the entire interview (in Dutch) [here](https://view.publitas.com/flanders_investment_trade/wereldwijs-februari-2017/page/6-7).

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