What about culture?
A lot of articles we've read over the past week related to culture: Could Denver become the next Silicon Valley? And is the Valley still the right place to be for startups? We're based in Europe, and we see a lot of changes and buzz around us, but will there every be a European hub that mirrors or can compete with the Valley?
Talking about Europe, when we were at the Next Web (Amsterdam, NL), we've had the opportunity to meet and interview founders from startups for our Startup Founder series. The first one we've put online is with David Okuniev from Typeform (Barcelona, Spain).
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At The Next Web conference in Amsterdam, we had the opportunity to sit down with David Okuniev, the co-founder of Typeform. This interview takes you through his story about being an entrepreneur, success, and growth.