> OP's audience is Silicon Valley startups trying to enter foreign markets for the first time, and for them the idea might be rather unfamiliar. Why do you ass

> OP's audience is Silicon Valley startups trying to enter foreign markets for the first time, and for them the idea might be rather unfamiliar. Why do you assume that to be the case? Just because US companies don't need to rely on foreign markets doesn't mean they're somehow unaware of basic geopolitics.