Varza: Relocating abroad provides unique career advantages over staying in Silicon Valley
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Roxanne Varza, startup lead for Microsoft in France, reflects on how moving to Europe helped accelerate her career compared to staying in the competitive Silicon Valley ecosystem.
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“So I think it's been actually a huge asset living abroad. Sometimes I think, you know, had I stayed in the valley where everyone is just so remarkable, it's kind of like the top tier is really competing to stand out. I think when you change countries, by default, you actually open yourself up to a lot of opportunities because you're very unique, you have a very different profile. So I think actually moving to, especially a non-English speaking country for English speaker, I got a lot of I think opportunities that I may not have had elsewhere.”
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