Analysis

November 6, 2023

Where do Europe’s tech startups sit on the ‘Silicon Valley clock’?

If you’re not the worst company in the world yet, it will happen to you one day

Eleanor Warnock

4 min read

Back in 2015, when Pinterest and Slack were still up-and-coming tech darlings, Square’s then head of comms published a blog post that I often come back to. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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