#28 International Expansion – Sofia Dolfe (Index Ventures) | Builders’ Studio: a Founder School
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Interested in coming to Slush 2022? Look no further. You can pre-register today here: https://www.slush.org/#pre-register International expansion is a difficult phase most ambitious scaling companies will ultimately face. How then should you go from selecting your target markets to all the way establishing an operational team in place? Joining us to walk through how startups should approach this delicate process is Sofia Dolfe, Principal at Index Ventures. There are a handful of key factors you should consider when thinking about expansion - market size, localisation, competition, familiarity, regulation and capital. In this talk Sofia explains how to analyze each of these as a scaling startup and outlines the common challenges companies face, while giving concrete advice on how to combat them. -- Europe lacks a culture of company building mentorship. At Slush 2021, we dedicated a whole stage for horizontally applicable insights. Born out of the talks is Builders’ Studio: a Founder School by Slush. In thirty episodes, we go through the lifecycle of how iconic companies are built. Beginning with the early days of a startup and ending with exit, with everything in-between. Put together, these talks cover a startup’s journey, forming a playbook on building sensational companies. To explore the series, visit: https://www.slush.org/events/resource-bank/builders-studio Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SlushHQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slushhq/ Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/slush
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