[Nextgrid]

Maybe the reason is that in the US, salaries are high enough that most engineers have a significant war chest saved up that allows them to take these gambles? In the UK, it's much harder because engineer salaries are nowhere near what the US pays.

[raztogt21]

This is it. You can take a lot of risks when you have 4 years of savings from a US-based tech company.

I expect a lot of US founders will emerge from working remotely from a LCOL area for a couple of years, and then launching with a war chest.

[phekunde]

I think, yes, this could be the main reason for engineers.