[thijsc]

I totally agree with you that the EU's efforts to replicate a SV style startup ecosystem are misguided and ineffective.

The comment however was about the EU not being a good place to start a business. Personally I ignore all that stuff you mentioned. We just focus on building a good product. And the EU is a great place for that. I have many acquaintances that have built a multi-million euro business in the last decade.

[Learning2-2]

There is absolutely a thriving tech scene in Europe. Here is for example a list gaming companies in Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_companies_o...

[kortilla]

That’s not “a thriving tech scene” then.

[tmpz22]

If VCs making money is your definition of a successful tech scene you sir or ma’am are utterly lost. You think Jobs or Gates were sweating over VC returns instead of drooling over the innovation and egregious wealth and cultural change they conceived?