The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Think of Stanford and Sandhill road in Silicon Valley, Route 128 in Boston or IIT in Bangalore India. It could be an urban area where several startups settle (think Silicon Alley in London) or a grass roots organization like the famous ‘ home-brew computer club ‘ or even a hipster coffee place like Berlin’s Oberholz cafe.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 29, 2020

Highlights from the show Radu on his background and what he was doing before HelpWithCovid.com (2:53) Radu on being a builder and his experiences with YCombinator (4:04) Radu's quarantine life and his parents quarantine life in Romania. (5:45) In some ways, Radu's story is typical of Silicon Valley. 27:06) Helpwithcovid's DNA.

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Romania Silicon Valley Matching Cofounder 60

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

The firm was founded more than 35 years ago and the team quickly realised that innovation was not confined to Silicon Valley. Accel has been a big believer in cloud since the early days of this shift. We opened our office in London in 2000, followed a few years later by Bangalore. What’s next?

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Global Europe Software Review 62

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

One of my goals in creating the Startup Lessons Learned event is to foster entrepreneurial communities around the world, not just in Silicon Valley. For some of my thoughts on Lean Startup Machine, see A month is fifteen weekends and The real entrepreneurs of New York City.

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Czech Republic Costa Rica Brazil Romania 114

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It reminds me of living in Silicon Valley 10 years ago when so many foundational SaaS companies were started. Cloud Entrepreneurs: Embracing the “Silicon Valley State of Mind" Accel has been a big believer in cloud since the early days of this secular shift. Big milestones for the old continent! What’s Next?

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Europe Cloud Silicon Valley 71

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2012

Beyond Silicon Valley investors. Too often we see companies in Israel, Turkey, and Romania focused on a small investment round to ‘get over the hump’ or as a ‘bridge’ loan before the ‘real A round’. The following are some tips based on common misperceptions or mistakes start-ups make post incubator stage.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Altman is currently staying with Green Dot for the foreseeable future, and will be working with his team in Silicon Valley to push forward the newest applications to make mobile payments a mainstream reality. Latin America. Middle East. Y Combinator’s first batch: where are they now? 5th August 2012 by Christopher Jackson.

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Cofounder San Francisco Programming Founder 70

Cracking the Code

JULY 14, 2020

What an incredible journey for this company born in Romania. While much of startup entrepreneurship activity historically centered in Silicon Valley, at Accel, we believed many years ago that Silicon Valley was not only a place but a state of mind.

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Silicon Valley Europe Cloud Romania 71

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

UiPath – originally from Romania, UiPath pioneered the RPA (Robotic Process Automation) category and experienced meteoric growth in recent years and raised almost a billion dollars to date. Silicon Valley has long been a fan of “Startup Mafias” Perhaps the most famous web 1.0 Alumni funds.

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Balance Sheet Startup IPO Venture Capital 201

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

My family was also Jewish (my father’s father fled Jewish oppression in Romania and his mother from the Ukraine) so in fact I am Jewtino. I grew up in a household with strange foods (arepas, platanos, tongue) strange music and a father who had no sense of American culture. But childhood sure didn’t feel that way.

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