I disagree. People start companies here all the time. No one thinks 'wow+brave' / 'crazy'. After all, it costs £20 to set up a Ltd company and get trading. We'

I disagree. People start companies here all the time. No one thinks 'wow+brave' / 'crazy'. After all, it costs £20 to set up a Ltd company and get trading. We're probably slightly more grounded and have a slightly lower stomach for high risk stuff, but I don't see that as necessarily a bad thing at all. I guess one of the questions is 'can you succeed if you don't buy into the "scene" schmooze contacts culture etc'. I think you can, depending on your business model of course, but there are some fairly big success stories out there. Also really, these days you can get a ton of contacts online. You don't have to be in any particular place.