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Building Unicorns in Europe
Azeem Azhar's Exponential View
English - December 18, 2019 14:22 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 558 ratingsTechnology News Tech News intelligence automation economics economy future government robots science society technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Seedcamp has backed close to 400 European startups at the seed stage. The fund’s co-founder and managing partner Reshma Sohoni joins Azeem Azhar to discuss what it takes to build a thriving startup ecosystem outside Silicon Valley, and how some of Europe’s most successful startups were created.
In this episode, they also discuss:
The “next big thing” from an investor’s perspective.
How regulators use “sandboxes” to help entrepreneurs innovate.
How the cultural diversity of Europe benefits both investors and founders.
Further reading:
“2020 Vision: predictions from 28 big-hitters in Europe’s startup scene” (Sifted, Dec. 16, 2019)
“Why Silicon Valley Investors Are Bonkers For European Startups” (Forbes, Dec. 2, 2019)
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