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When and how should European enterprise software startups target the US? Today, Index’s VP Insights, Dominic Jacquesson speaks with Collibra founder, Felix Van de Maele about what it takes to succeed in the US.
Collibra builds data intelligence cloud products and was founded in Brussels in 2008 by Felix and his co-founders. It has now become one of Europe's most successful software companies with over 700 employees globally. Half the workforce, and almost all the leadership is now in the US. Engineering, however, remains almost entirely in Europe
Dominic & Felix cover the end-to-end story of how Collibra succeeded in the US, talking about risk taking, finding and following your first customers and the importance of leading with a mixture of humility and high conviction.
To read more, check out Collibra's case study in our Expanding to the US handbook.
Stay tuned for the launch of our first episode!
In the meanwhile, to learn more about US expansion, check out our guide. It's the most extensive research conducted on this topic and includes analysis of 353 VC-backed startups that have expanded into the US over the last 10 years.
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