Russian startup in the finals of The Next Web Startup Rally

    Damn good news guys. Russian startup Ecwid (in which I have the honor to work) reached the final of the competition The Next Web Startup Rally 2010. ( about the same on TechCrunch`e )

    We passed a very strict multi-stage selection of 245 participants, and that's the end of April will present our project in Amsterdam , at The Next Web.

    This is very cool and that's why.

    Unfortunately, many people have the impression that all the new services that appear in Russia are clones and imitations of successful Western products. For example, read a TechCrunch post and comments on it: techcrunch.com/2010/04/04/cut-paste-innovation-groupon-gets-cloned-in-russia

    What does an ordinary American think? "Oh, the service from Russia is like a clone, nothing innovative and unique, otherwise they cannot." For example:
    Think of Russia - what have they really done in terms of innovation? Not much.

    Copying is the last resort of people who have no idea what they're doing, and, quite frankly, both Russia and China are a nation full of these people.

    It is sad. Especially because we know that this is not so.

    That is why we are so glad that we can show and prove to the world that new projects are being created in Russia that are not only innovative and have no analogues in the world, but can also be world leaders in their niche. That we ourselves made a cool thing, which is a head better than other similar things in the world. To break this opinion about "stupid copy pasteurists", damn it, we were the first to fly into space!

    If someone is interested in the process of reaching the finals, what should be done and how, and what should not be done, ask in the comments. I will be happy to answer and then maybe based on your questions I will make a separate post with detailed explanations and descriptions.

    Update: What is Ecwid: www.ecwid.com (website in English)

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