In-Person Event

Stop Talking About Moving to Silicon Valley and Just Build a Great Company Where You Are

Just do it!

Date
Aug 30, 2016
Time
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Address
HUB385, Petračićeva ul. 4, , Zagreb, Croatia
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Instead of looking to move your company and focusing on what your local startup market does not have, focus on what it does have. Great Companies are Being Built Everywhere, so how do you overcome the low points of being a frustrated by sizes and country of origin of your startup? How can you avoid thinking small? Joining us for this special event is Adeo Ressi, Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator & startup launch program. Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped launch companies and build startup ecosystems across 100+ cities across 6 continents.

About the Host: Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi is the Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's premier startup launch program for talented entrepreneurs. In addition, Adeo started TheFunded.com, an exclusive community for entrepreneurs to rate and review venture capitalists. The Institute is the ninth start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating. Adeo is regarded as a worldwide expert on early-stage startups and venture capital, with numerous appearances in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur, CNN, and more.

 

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