Pedro Vieira is Europe & Africa Lead at 500 Startups where he is working with governments in building up their ecosystems and training & aligning all relevant stakeholders. Pedro is a scientist, turned founder, turned investor, with deep experience in the tech world. He is also the creator of West to West, a not-for-profit that helps create and support a thriving environment for Portuguese entrepreneurship in the San Francisco Bay Area.** In this episode you will learn **• The contrasting characteristics of the European and US ecosystems from the perspective of someone connecting the West Coasts of these two geographies.• The differing profiles of European and American founders.• How 500 startups creates synergies to help countries across Europe build stronger and more robust innovation ecosystems.• The value perceived by LPs in aligning and training all stakeholders of the ecosystem.one thing