Lazimi: French engineers cost four times less than US engineers
Sasha Lazimi · Yubo Wants To Replace Performative Social Media With Real Time Social Discovery · Apr 29, 2024 · at 26:52
Yubo CEO Sasha Lazimi discusses the competitive advantages of the French tech and AI ecosystem with host Alex Kantrowitz.
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“And we also have the best engineer and they are not expensive. I mean, it's four times less expensive than in the US.”
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