They say you can only build a significant technology company in the US. But we built @langdock in Europe and became number 1 in our YC batch in terms of revenue. It's absolutely possible to build an ambitious company here. You just have to be relentless.
Narrative violation: We flipped from a US Inc. → European SE. @langdock is now a European company.
We believe it is not only possible, but an economic and social imperative to build one of the biggest technology companies in the world from Europe. So we are raising our ambition accordingly:
Who are the best professors inspiring students to spin off early-stage #startups?👩🎓
In🇩🇪 we encourage spin-offs from universities w/ the #UNIPRENEURS initiative.
#Founders: We're seeking your great professor reccos via a survey!🔎
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A 🧵thread on how we enable developers to leverage this transition to a new way of using software.
It takes time for a startup to find product market fit. In my experience, 1-4 years. Twitch took 5+ years to find it. And it's much easier to do this with a small team, low burn, and extreme focus.
.@CodeUniversity was built around the idea of entrepreneurial thinking & problem-solving. 12%+ of our students become founders – that is almost 100 new entrepreneurs who created 250+ jobs raising €35m+. The future of Berlin's startup ecosystem is bright! https://t.co/hPgbAyRvVA
@thorgexyz CS:GO in our case :D My setup was a MacBook Air + the cheapest gaming monitor and mouse I could find. Graphics all set to low. But lots of fun and trash talk
The only thing I miss from the Corona years is playing games online with my hometown friends every week while being stuck inside. During that time I talked to them more than I had in a log time.
@sama Interesting footnotes. Especially that it’s hard to hide AGI development due to massive compute needs. So it went: need more compute than anticipated for the mission -> need to raise more -> new capped profit structure to offer some returns to investors ?