San Francisco Startup Culture

We had to wake up at 6 o’clock this morning to attend Startup School. The day has been full of great experiences on the amazing startup culture here in the Valley.

The valley culture truly supports entrepreneurship. Having a bunch of people around you that want to do the same thing is a real boost. Also the amazing events are such an important part of it all. Getting to meet people, give them your input and get feedback on what you’re doing. You definitely don’t feel alone as an entrepreneur here, you’re one of the team.

We’ve been listening to the founders of Facebook and Twitter and everyone had the chance to ask them questions. They’re just guys like us who have had the tenacity to build something valuable. Some things work, some don’t, but in the end everyone is better off if we all try.

At Startup School, We listened to the talks in a room where everyone naturally started to discuss their startups and exchange business cards. Some startups found beta customers and we discussed what we wanted to do at the event… Everyone is working on their own startup or trying to find something they want to work on. Still, everyone’s on the same line. It feels that everybody’s in the same boat and everyone wants to help each other. The viewpoint is really that success breeds success. It’s super easy to find people here that can become valuable members of your team or your first beta customers.

The focus is also on having fun, we build to do something meaningful and to be able to work on something we’re passionate about.

This is the culture we want to create in Finland as well: Get people to support each other in creating something valuable. Meeting a lot of people that want to do the same thing. When there’s a lot of people who want to do something important it becomes a lot easier.

By the way, you can see all the talks from Startup School at www.justin.tv

Stay tuned for more posts from the Aaltoes trip to the Valley.