A French entrepreneur who reinvented his startup twice to survive in San Francisco shares what it took to get Americans to take him seriously

Plato HQ/Facebook Quang Hoang, a French entrepreneur, had to reinvent his startup while trying to attract American investors. Hehad to change his startup's goals and hire new developers after some setbacks. Birdly was renamed Plato and changedits focus to accommodate both its French background and its American aspirations. Many entrepreneurs from all over the world have decided to settle in the San Francisco area near Facebook, Google, and others to be inspired and develop their startups. Quang ...