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January 12, 2007
Advice For Scottish, Norwegian, Hungarian And Polish Founders
Insiders are fond of saying that in Silicon Valley a two hour driving distance is the max for a VC to drive for a board meeting. In Europe, the startup has to be within a two hour flying distance. It is just one of the current trends in tech venture financing in Europe that we found in a post on The Chilli. We've been hearing similar comments ourselves now that its easier to fly cheaply between Nice and Liverpool or Geneva and Paris or Edinburgh and Munich.
Easyjet And Its Peers: Unknowingly Enabling A New Generation Of Tech Companies
The same post has some also advice for founders based in Europe's smaller countries that are looking to finance their tech ventures.
Read - Why do early stage investors stay glued to their domestic markets? (thechilli.com) a:c euro Note: Use IE browser. The site doesn't handle Firefox.
Read - Florian Dargel's blog: New Route From Edinburgh
Posted on January 12, 2007 07:36 AM | Posted to News And Updates | Permalink
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