HOW KONSTRUKTOR STARTED IN SILICON VALLEY
Silicon Valley is the global hub for the latest technology, the headquarters of the largest high-tech companies, and the dream of any startup and up and coming IT specialist.
So it’s not surprising that this became the birthplace of Konstruktor. Likewise its creator Vlad Krishtop, considers it a simple fact that Konstruktor owes its appearance to Silicon Valley.
Vlad made his first attempts at creating Konstruktor in Europe. However, Europe turned out not to be the most ideal place to develop IT projects, so he decided to go to the global mecca of technology and innovation, Silicon Valley.
Being someone who’s curious by nature, Vlad literally walked around Silicon Valley on foot during his first visit in 2011. He visited the offices of major companies trying to get a feel for the atmosphere there and see if he had finally found the best place to bring his project to life.
And he wasn’t wrong. In 2012, Vlad Krishtop opened a company and moved with his family for permanent residence in the USA. The period of adaptation to his new country began as did the resolution of numerous legal, immigration and everyday problems. After that he started building up infrastructure, creating teams, implementing the Konstruktor project, and working on the first prototype of the product.
There was constant work needed to grow the team, and in 2014 an active discussion began on prototypes, both in terms of design and software. All the time Vlad Krishtop met new people, held a huge number of meetings, and faced new problems and challenges.
It became clear that additional knowledge and skills were needed. In order to improve his qualifications, Vlad entered Stanford University, where he continued to study even during Konstruktor’s launch. There he found support for his idea in scientific and academic circles, approval from his instructors, Stanford professors, and even one of the famous academicians and inventors there.
Not only were scientists and inventors involved in the work, but there were also creative people, photographers, producers, and content creators. Planes with the words “Konstruktor” on them took to the air and flew before the launch of the project until 2014.
According to Bryant University, Konstruktor entered the top five startups in America in 2015. Each time, the philosophy of the project, the concept of “The Creative Environment” was further “honed in” as was Konstruktor’s mission to be a new format for creative people to from all over the world to communicated and to be a “launching pad” to implement projects, search for inspiration and develop entrepreneurial activity.
As Konstruktor became part of Silicon Valley, Vlad Krishtop became part of Silicon Valley, and the project itself is a vivid example of how to achieve one’s goal and “conquer the summit”, no matter how high up it is. The most important thing is having faith in yourself and in your dream!
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