Inside SF's growing ecosystem for European founders
THE SO WHAT
SF is becoming the offshore R&D and fundraising arm for European talent, not a one-way brain drain. If you’re a European founder, assume your cap table, early customers, and senior hires will be bi-continental much earlier in the company’s life.
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