You: London Has More Culture, Fashion, and Music Startups Than Silicon Valley
Michelle You · a16z Podcast | Building Tech Startups in a Place Where Tech Isn’t Everything · Jan 2, 2019 · at 9:25
Michelle You, co-founder of London-based music ticketing platform Songkick, discusses how London's cultural legacy creates more fashion, media, and music tech startups compared to Silicon Valley.
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“And similarly, I think the reason why there's so many culture related startups in London is because that's a very London thing about fashion and, you know, media and music as well. I think there's a lot more startups in London focusing on those problems as opposed to the Valley.”
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