VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

So in terms of hiring, get people that can help you build the product faster… anything that minimizes the time between observing a need or a problem, and the execution or the fix for it.” Put your users first: pretend that your customers have a seat at the table when you design your product roadmap. Need for Speed, indeed.

Founder 187

Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

Russia 151

Russia Ukraine Latvia Lithuania 151

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2016

Myself and the other founders managed to develop our company and generate more than 200,000,000 visits, hire 22 people, get 3,000+ customers, and promote products for the likes of Creative Labs, Polaroid, and Sony. My good friends and I, all aged 21, were working on a design inspiration blog and curating content for designers and artists.

Greece 100

Greece United Kingdom Ukraine Philippines 100

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Let’s break down their costs: Logo design: a simple contest on 99designs with a $300 prize. Developers are in Argentina, Ukraine and Russia. Iphone icon: a dutch designer made a professional icon for $350 Internationalization: translations in german, french and spanish. Total cost: $5000. Two months of work and $2500.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping Italy Sweat Equity Europe 49