*SLUSH WEEK* What does it take to expand in the US? 🇺🇸
​What does it take to expand in the US?
​An honest, no-pitch roundtable where founders bring the questions on capital, data, hiring and connections, straight to the people who can actually answer them.
​W A R N I N G - T H I S I S N O T A V E N D O R S H O W C A S E
​Founders ask, experts answer. No pitches, no sales decks, just a community that supports founders.
​T H E R O U N D T A B L E
​01 The Founder - been there, done it
​Matt Oxley - Co-Founder & President, US Expansion Partners / Scaling Stateside and
​Opal, EIR at Smedvig Ventures
​Ask him anything: 25 years across 12 companies, including a decade scaling Opal in the US with Accel and Madrona backing.
​02 The Advisor - structuring & fundraising
​Daniel Glazer - Founding Partner, Wilson Sonsini (London)
​More than two decades counseling UK and European founders on US entities, fundraising, and the business & legal questions no one explains clearly.
​03 The Data Expert - equity & ownership
​Cam Shahabedin - VP of Sales, Carta
​Presenting Carta Market Data Insights
​04 The People Expert - PEO & recruitment
​In2America
​Straight answers on hiring your first US employees, payroll, benefits and building a team from scratch.
​05 The Investor - a European VC's perspective
​Leo Capital
​What an early-stage investor actually wants to see from a founder before they're ready to cross the Atlantic.
​06 The US Investor - a Silicon Valley perspective
​Luke Pappas - Partner, NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
​What a major US VC looks for once a European founder actually lands on American soil.
https://www.scaling-stateside.com/events