🐶 Jacco van der Kooij

Do you know a large Midwest family? Well, if you do, then you know me.  I am the youngest of eight, raised in a small farmers'​ village in the Netherlands. If I picked an apple from the wrong tree on my way home from school, my parents would know about it before I got off my bike.

The family name is like a bank account, and my family has put their savings in it for over 50 years.  We are not rich, but the van der Kooij's are known for our hard work, and willingness to help others. So we never needed a lot of money. For my family, our reputation is the most valued asset and trust is the currency we trade in.  Every day.

Fast forward to today, a time where the subscription (SaaS) business model is impacting organizations big and small.   Why?  Because in the subscription business you MUST make a client successful!  You have to earn an honest word-of-mouth reference by exceeding a client's expectation. You have to work hard and build a reputation. I recognize this as these are the norms and values I was raised on, and I know exactly what to do.

Welcome to my village. Pop. 12,000. Established 2005.

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Winning By Design helps customer to design, build and scale their sales efforts.  With offices in San Francisco, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Antwerp, Shanghai and Sydney we help clients big and small with a process driven approach to sales.  The right process executed by trained professional will help you earn more business from the right customers.

Jacco van der Kooij

CEO @ Evergreen Industries | Reservist @ OUSD(R&E)

In Defense Tech, Product-Mission Fit is the only thing that matters. At Evergreen Industries, PMF is the only thing we do.

Our sole focus is empowering national security problem owners and solvers with the insights, strategies, and solutions required to win.

Why Evergreen Industries?

✈️ We Specialize in Building the Airplane in Flight

📈 We Help You Build the Right Thing and Build the Thing Right

🏛️ We Do the Work with You to Deliver On-Target, On-Time

This is how we win 💪🏻🇺🇸

More about me:

I serve part-time as an Air Force Reservist in the role of Joint Investment Strategies Chief for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering. I apply lessons observed from my time with AIN, BVP, a16z, IronGate, True Anomaly, and Shield AI across OSW, Joint Staff, the Services, and the 4th Estate to ensure our investments deliver national security capabilities.

While on Active Duty, I co-founded the Defense Ventures Program, served as the Technical Evaluation Program Manager for the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 Task Force, and flew the MC-130J and C-130J in INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM.

I am a proud graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and hold an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, as well as, an MA in International Relations from the University of Oklahoma.

I currently serve as a member of the Board of Trustees for Falcon Foundation and enjoying paying forward the life-changing opportunity to attend the Air Force Academy the Foundation provided me.

Please send me a note if you’re interested in connecting about developing and delivering national security capabilities.

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