Jelmer de Jong

Just a few months ago, I wrote an enthusiastic blog post about the company for which I work — eFresh.com. At the time, I was writing about all that we had accomplished over the last few years and our goals for the future. Unfortunately, the day before Christmas, both the daughter company, GET NV, and the holding company, GET Holding NV, filed for bankruptcy. This was much unexpected and really not according to our plans for the coming year.

Last week, the Dutch court officially declared GET NV and GET Holding NV bankrupt. After a few weeks of ambiguity, it was good the have it officially closed and ended. Obviously, however, this was a very abrupt end and one not foreseen for the team and the members and partners of eFresh.com.

I spent two and a half years at GET NV, most of this time working on the core service of eFresh.com. These two and half years were filled with challenges, a great deal of fun and hard work, during which I learned from those with whom I worked and attained both personal and professional growth.

But now it is time for something new.