Reshma Sohoni: European startups target urban density over geographic proximity
Reshma Sohoni · a16z Podcast | Scaling Ideas and Startups in the U.K. and Europe · Jan 2, 2019 · at 10:29
Reshma Sohoni, founding partner at Seedcamp, discusses how modern European startup founders approach international expansion strategies compared to previous generations.
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“Our founders are saying, let me launch immediately in London, Berlin, maybe even in New York, actually. So they're really going after urban spread rather than any kind of geographical bias.”
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