Como construímos uma empresa no Vale do Silício

Oi Habr,

Neste post, vou compartilhar como construímos uma empresa no Vale do Silício. Em quatro anos, passamos de uma startup de duas pessoas no porão de um prédio em San Francisco para uma grande empresa reconhecida com investimentos de mais de $ 30 milhões de fundos conhecidos, incluindo gigantes como a16z.

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