I'll ask - what's your startup? As an American living in Europe who really doesn't want to move back this is disheartening to say the least. Moving here did basically mean taking a sledgehammer to my career, admittedly.
In a way it is, the more you know about the US tech scene - the more it feels like you're handicapped in Europe - especially if you're not living in a tech hub.
It's weird. I do remote work for a US company from the middle of Ireland. I make more than virtually exerybody I know here, and less than any of my friends in tech back in CA. Comparison is the thief of joy I guess.
In a way it is, the more you know about the US tech scene - the more it feels like you're handicapped in Europe - especially if you're not living in a tech hub.