[bboygravity]

Isn't it also an income issue?

I'm from EU and would be totally open to move to UK if there was an opportunity to make more there while working on something cool. But there simply isn't?

Then there are US startups where I could likely make 2 or 3x what I make in EU or UK.

So why would talent every consider moving to the UK to build a startup in 2025 anyway?

[itake]

> So why would talent every consider moving to the UK to build a startup in 2025 anyway?

A lot of people choose to start businesses near their friends or families.

[CalRobert]

Right, but that would mean not moving.

[freeone3000]

Some people live in the UK already.

[varispeed]

Something not talked about - you probably won't be able to lease suitable property if you are doing anything other than apps.

Doing soldering of prototypes? Good luck finding a landlord that would let you do it. The moment they hear "fumes" is a nope, fire hazard, safety risk and won't let you...

[varispeed]

Why downvotes? This is my real world experience.

[bowsamic]

Also even the safe job wage in the UK is perhaps only 2/3 of in Germany for example

[Cumpiler69]

What do you mean by that?

[zipy124]

He means a safe wage job pays a third less in the UK than Germany.

Not sure if it's true so let's look at some stats: Germany median for software engineer: €66,000 United kingdom median: €58,000

Note depending on source, these numbers both vary broadly within the same range, but with Germany salaries being about 10-15% higher on most sources, so nowhere near the figure claimed.

[bowsamic]

10-15% is not hugely far from 1/3 ;)

[SkiFire13]

You said that UK's salaries are 2/3 of the Germany ones, but this doesn't mean that the Germany ones are 1/3 more, they are 1/2 (or 50%) more. That's pretty far from 10-15%.

[bowsamic]

Oh sorry, then I didn't maths properly. I always forget about the asymmetry of fractions

EDIT: Please don't downvote me for admitting a mistake

[zipy124]

10-15% in the opposite direction. That is I stated they earn 10-15% more.

33% less equates to them earning roughly 50% more. The difference between 10-15% and 50% is huge!

(trivial example, if someone is earning £100,000, then someone earning 33% less makes £66,666. But Someone earning £100,000 makes 50% more than someone making £66,666)