Precious days spent working on our application, labouring over every word, filming our one-minute video over and over. Hundreds of pages of paperwork to register the company in the US, tens of thousands of dollars of legal fees. And the biggest sacrifice of all: 7% of our company.
Opinion
September 16, 2021
Taking part in Y Combinator from Europe: is it worth it?
Founder Anh-Tho Chuong Degroote gives tips on how to get the most out of the world's most famous accelerator.
6 min read
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Anh-Tho Chuong is the cofounder of Lago.

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