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I've been involved in the French/Parisien startup world for half a decade. If you pay taxes as a startup you missed a few turn and you should talk to a accountant. ( At least the first 5 years )

Regulations can also be a opportunities. Your client might start dedicating money to fulfill that regulation. If you are able to help your client with that in a timely manner, it's easy money. ( B2B setting )

To the point: Our main frustration as a high growth entity was how hard it was to jump from market to market.

We got into Spain because nobody was there, cool. let's replicate in Germany. Oups. Total failure and the brand is damaged.

Every single country is a battle that you have to understand intimately. We got a way out thought a random re-seller in Holland that started distributing us in China.

Our roadblocks were made of small market with already implanted competitor. Not regulation or taxes.

( To be fair: we were selling hard/softaware on very niche and finite market. )