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Saar partly credits his move to London with helping to nurture his entrepreneurial spirit . There ’ s clearly a ‘ founder mentality ’ among young immigrants , who either move to a country determined to be successful or , in the case of the children of immigrants , are forced to adapt to a situation beyond their control . Analysis from the National Foundation for American Policy found that over 50 % of the most valuable startups in the US were founded by immigrants .
“ There ’ s a resilience and a level of tolerance that you ’ ll experience if you ever make the move to a new place ,” Saar wrote in 2021 . “ I would recommend it to absolutely anyone thinking about it .”
Founders finding their place in a promising startup Zego was founded in 2016 by Sten Saar , Harry Franks and Stuart Kelly . All three had previously been at Onefinestay together . Franks had also made the move across from Deliveroo , leaving his role as Global Head of Procurement to join the newly created Zego .
“ I ’ ve pretty much held every role in the business . I started out in the customer service team , worked in our finance department and did some work as a tester for our tech team ”
Their chopping and changing didn ’ t end there ; Zego ’ s three founders have garnered a reputation for switching roles ,
18 September 2022