ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2011

It gathered 120 hackers from Finland, Estonia and Latvia under the same roof and challenged them to go from zero to demo in 48 hours. Together with Osma Ahvelampi (CTO, Sulake ) and Teemu Kurppa (co-founder, Jaiku ), I was a mentor to those teams. Focus on technology you know.

Latvia 158

Latvia Estonia Coder Finland 158

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

According to Rolf Illenberger, co-founder of VRdirect, a virtual reality platform in Munich, none of the big European tech companies are currently relevant to the future of the Metaverse. However, the vague concept of the Metaverse has brought both problems and opportunities.

Finland 187

Finland Europe Estonia Silicon Valley 187

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Estonia & India) and even other cities here domestically (e.g. Having a place that a startup calls HQ (even if the majority of employees are physically present elsewhere) is a litmus test for VCs to gauge whether a founder wants to create a small profitable business or a truly transformative one.

Estonia 130

Estonia Startup Distribution Chicago 130

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Estonia & India) and even other cities here domestically (e.g. Having a place that a startup calls HQ (even if the majority of employees are physically present elsewhere) is a litmus test for VCs to gauge whether a founder wants to create a small profitable business or a truly transformative one.

Estonia 100

Estonia Startup Distribution Chicago 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Tim Schumann, Founder & CEO, Buddy Ventures , highlights that typically less investment capital is required to get into foreign startups at the same stage of development as a comparable US startup. . Founders’ determination. If you want to start selling abroad, an international founder is an advantage.

New York City 60

New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

And like this if you do it from the United Kingdom: And finally like this if you are, like me, from Estonia: All this makes buying for customers around the world easier as they can see prices in their national currency and don’t have to Google exchange rates. This is how it looks when you visit from the States: .

Conversion 112

Conversion Clickthrough India United Kingdom 112

David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

These are often 100% US-based at inception, but in my experience they are more likely to both open an office abroad and to sell abroad than a company without an immigrant founder. As a result, the Canadian government created the Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative. Determined Founders. They burnt their ships behind them.

United States 60

United States Silicon Valley Canada Offshore 60