max skibinsky - bitcoin startup - ru usa - stanford engineering - jan 5 2015
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European Entrepreneurship @ Stanford Engineering Jan 5th 2015 @_lordmax_
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"""Code Sweat "Angel
My Story
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{ $4.5B Mega-fund
© Vault12, Inc., 2014
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1. Russia Today
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Wasteland for"Entrepreneurs
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+ Newfound national identity + Immigration from Russia + Strong creative technical class - Same as Russia: multi-level corruption, ex-USSR infra, oligarchy, etc.
Ukraine
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Ukraine
Start by competing/learning India, Brazil startup ecosystems. ( less so with China )
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Get top tier Valley VC for Ukraine startup: mission impossible 3rd tier no-name funds: waste of your time and their money.
Ukraine
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Very hard to compete by being best for developed, “sated” economies Compete by being best in un-developed, “hungry” economies
Ukraine
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Thank You!