How a French Founder Sold to Adobe for $600M (On a $6M Budget) | Stephan Dietrich (Neolane, Adobe)
Stephan Dietrich built Neolane in Paris, entered the US with a $6M round, and sold the company to Adobe for around $600 million. In this episode of Scaling Stateside, he breaks down exactly how a European software founder wins in the most competitive market on earth, without outspending the incumbents.
David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Stephan to unpack the operator playbook most founders learn the hard way: how to choose your US city, how to hire when you can't read the culture, and why talent, not product or market, decides whether your expansion works.
This is a masterclass in…
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