East-West Digital News by Adrien Henni
This article is published in partnership with Russia Beyond The Headlines, an international source of political, business and cultural news and analysis.
As a new generation of startup entrepreneurs is emerging in Russia, the local startup scene tends to look more and more like its American, European and Asian counterparts. The stereotype of innovative Russian boffins disconnected from market realities, working in Soviet-style research centers, has been replaced by globally connected and modern-minded entrepreneurs and engineers. They follow Facebook’s latest moves, dream of getting training sessions in Californian startup accelerators, and prepare their pitches to Russian or Western investors – who usually work according to the same standards.
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