[vladharbuz]

Moving to a country based on how many "unicorns" there are in that country seems uniquely stupid to me.

Better healthcare? Wonderful. More like-minded people who share your values and interests? Sounds great!

But a valuation means literally nothing. You could just as well have a country full of "unicorns" that absolutely do not improve society and result in crippling socioeconomic inequality.

I also don't understand the point about the bureaucratic German system. I've lived in Germany, and yes, the bureaucracy can at times be annoying. But are you really going to base where you live your life on how difficult it is to incorporate a company, an activity you will do at most a few times?

I also hope that you are now in a country that will help you "become a founder more quickly and increase the odds of [your] startup being successful", but I trust you already know that these odds will be overwhelmingly decided by your own ideas and work, not by the specific legal details of limited liability companies in your jurisdiction.

I truly hope OP finds a lot of happiness and a wonderful life in Estonia, but if they do, I don't think it will have been for the reasons they expected.

(Note: nothing against Estonia, I've always wanted to visit)

[Wronnay]

I agree with you.

I own a GmbH in Germany and many things, which you are required to do, make total sense. (E.g. for government supported founding you will need a business plan - but that you need anyway, even if you talk to private investors)

There are a few annoying specialities (like the Reverse Charge VAT) but most of them are EU wide things.

[option]

It is about future.

“how fast is it to incorporate” and “number of unicorns” etc. will likely result in better economic activity and standard of living in the future.

“annoying bureaucracy” will likely result in degradation and lower economic activity in the future.

[Wronnay]

If you look at things like the GDPR, Reverse Charge VAT and other stuff the EU has planned, then you will realize that is an EU wide problem with “annoying bureaucracy”.

So moving from one EU country to another doesn't solve this issue.

Also, Germany has the most political power in the EU because they have the most population - so the same shitty things German politicians plan for their own country have a big possibility to become EU standards.

[viktorcode]

But the author is moving there to open startup. It's a business opportunity, not just a place to live.