{"id":2023,"date":"2019-02-11T12:41:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitch.link\/blog\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2019-06-03T12:51:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T07:21:05","slug":"50-immigrant-founded-unicorns-with-a-collective-value-of-248b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitch.link\/blog\/50-immigrant-founded-unicorns-with-a-collective-value-of-248b\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Immigrant founded unicorns with a collective value of $248B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

50 Immigrant founded unicorns (of total 91)have a collective value of $248B and add an average 1200 jobs per unicorn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A NFAP Policy Brief on this topic by the Executive Director of NFAP, Stuart Anderson ( updated report published in Forbes in Oct, 2018) was cited by Joydeep Bhattacharyya of Canaan partners in an article (written exactly two years back). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are looking at the US market you should consider these 5 points. They seem as relevant today as they were two years back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Focus on U.S.based customers: \u2018\u2026if you\u2019re based abroad, reach into U.S. customers first, even if through their international offices.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Be smart about scaling your go-to-market operation: Build your biz dev teams and focus on expanding in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Go remote: \u2018\u2026there are also advantages to leveraging the rest of the world for talent in other departments.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Recruit outside your network – take \u2019proactive approach to finding people who add diversity of experience, culture, network and points of view.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Network, network, network : …\u2019Networking is one of the most powerful things to do in Silicon Valley\u2026This is a pay-it-forward culture, so don\u2019t be afraid to ask for help.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to Joydeep\u2019s article https:\/\/bit.ly\/2N0I2vv<\/a>\u00a0 and the NFAP research on Immigrant Founders by Stuart Anderson https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GCLDyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

50 Immigrant founded unicorns (of total 91)have a collective value of $248B and add an average 1200 jobs per unicorn.<\/p>\n<\/p>

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