Create a social network to sell business software
The entrepreneurs of LinkORBIn 2003 Joost Faassen came back from France where he worked for Nexwave for several years. He wanted to develop a platform so he would be able to develop computer games in a shorter period of time. Because Joost needed a job he began to work part time for MicroWare at the Helpdesk. In the meantime he could start his own business and would be able to develop this platform.
In October 2002 Joost Martens founded his company M Account. Joost started to do the accounting for MicroWare in December 2002. As Joost and Joost worked together in the office they talked about developing software for business and use the platform partially already developed by Joost Faassen.
The start of LinkORB
In April 2003 Joost Martens visited Sylvain van Hemert to make his company Dancelife a customer for M Account. Sylvain and Joost Martens where brainstorming about integration of his financial software with the web shop. Sylvain already talked with several parties, like SAP, Exact and Microsoft, but nobody could offer this solution for a for Dancelife reachable price.
Then Joost Martens did the most stupid thing in his life and said: “I think WE can do that!”, but I first need to call Joost Faassen to make sure. As always Joost Faassen was very enthusiastic and said that it was possible. So we wrote a plan for Dancelife and that was the start of LinkORB.
Why creating this network? A Mission Statement…..“Connect your business to the world“
It is LinkORB’s belief that all size businesses should have access to high end software without a high investment. To distribute the software and the knowledge about the software we make use of the social network method through the internet.
In this way we want to create an online “World Trade Center”.
- LinkORB, will create a network of software users who are able to really connect to each others virtual office. Our goal is total integration of all your existing business partners as well as future business partners but still experience your own virtual office environment.
- LinkORB offers all network participants to make use off business software like CMS (complete with web shop and all payment facilities), CRM (including email client, agenda and task system), Accounting, Invoicing, Stock management, Order processing, Project management, PBX (Complete telecom integration build up in modules), Relation profiling, Lead generation and management and much more.
- LinkORB stands for flexibility so no long term contracts and no long periods of notice. All services can be bought per person in your organization in every configuration you like. So you as entrepreneur can have the CRM, accounting, invoicing and order module and your employee only the CRM and order module. With the PBX you can have a voice mail with the service to email the voicemail to your email and your employee the integration in the CRM where through number recognition all information related to the calling costumers pop up on his screen. The most beautiful thing is you can do the configuration yourself just by clicking the modules to the person.
- LinkORB will maintain fast introduction of new LinkORB products, information and reliable costumer information to increase brand awareness, confidence, brand loyalty and premium prices.