Things got better in recent years, but in France startups have a hard time raising much money so they often offer a salary that's below average. They get away

Things got better in recent years, but in France startups have a hard time raising much money so they often offer a salary that's below average. They get away with arguments like "the job is interesting" (probably true compared to IT service industry) and "you'll get rich on stock options if the company get big" (usually a lie). It's good that the government is trying to encourage foreigners to start their startup in France, but I don't think we're lacking entrepreneurs. We're mostly lacking investors willing to bet on a small, newly created company.