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Have you noticed how nearly all great companies are now being started in America. Wonder why?

by CptJamesCook 10y ago

madeofpalk 10y ago
You think it's because of "at will" employment?
- stale2002 10y ago
  At will employment is a symptom, not a cause. The reason why is be because starting a company in America is generally a good idea
- ythn 10y ago
  No, it's because the companies aren't encumbered with a million layers of bureaucracy and regulation ensuring every single employee has every single possible safety net in the world preventing every single type of failure known.
  - inflagranti 10y ago
    Sure that must be the only reason, no-one would think of ever creating a company in socialist Europe. Having access to a huge, uniform market must not factor into this at all. Or any 100 other good reasons you're ignoring from a complex spectrum; no it must be the one and only one that fits your narrative.
- adevine 10y ago
  Yes, that's part of it. It's a bit of a double-edged sword, but when it's easy to fire people, it also makes it a lot easier to hire them, because there is less of a risk when you make a mistake or need to change direction of your business. While it's an upheaval to be sure, the vast majority of these laid-off employees have in-demand skills in a growing industry. Who I really feel for is people who get laid off in shrinking industries, where it's basically a game of musical chairs and there are fewer seats each round.
- CptJamesCook 10y ago
  I think it's because of our capitalist economy, a significant portion of which is the ability to hire and fire employees based on performance.
jensvdh 10y ago
You think its gonna stay that way after having voted a protectionist in office?
- CptJamesCook 10y ago
  I think that Trump is going to be outstanding for American businesses. But we will see.
lukealization 10y ago
Many great companies are started overseas. Many great companies are also started in America. To suggest there is a correlation between startup success rate and at will employment would require, by golly, empirical data. Do you have any on hand?
- CptJamesCook 10y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_r... Leaving off energy companies, 9 out of the top 16 companies are American. 4.5% of the world's population, ~55% of the world's great companies. I'm sure at will employment alone wouldn't crush the American economy. But it'd be a hit to it.

Have you noticed how nearly all great companies are now being started in America. Wonder why?

madeofpalk 10y ago

You think it's because of "at will" employment?

stale2002 10y ago
At will employment is a symptom, not a cause. The reason why is be because starting a company in America is generally a good idea
ythn 10y ago
No, it's because the companies aren't encumbered with a million layers of bureaucracy and regulation ensuring every single employee has every single possible safety net in the world preventing every single type of failure known.
- inflagranti 10y ago
  Sure that must be the only reason, no-one would think of ever creating a company in socialist Europe. Having access to a huge, uniform market must not factor into this at all. Or any 100 other good reasons you're ignoring from a complex spectrum; no it must be the one and only one that fits your narrative.
adevine 10y ago
Yes, that's part of it. It's a bit of a double-edged sword, but when it's easy to fire people, it also makes it a lot easier to hire them, because there is less of a risk when you make a mistake or need to change direction of your business. While it's an upheaval to be sure, the vast majority of these laid-off employees have in-demand skills in a growing industry. Who I really feel for is people who get laid off in shrinking industries, where it's basically a game of musical chairs and there are fewer seats each round.
CptJamesCook 10y ago
I think it's because of our capitalist economy, a significant portion of which is the ability to hire and fire employees based on performance.

jensvdh 10y ago

You think its gonna stay that way after having voted a protectionist in office?

CptJamesCook 10y ago
I think that Trump is going to be outstanding for American businesses. But we will see.

lukealization 10y ago

Many great companies are started overseas. Many great companies are also started in America. To suggest there is a correlation between startup success rate and at will employment would require, by golly, empirical data. Do you have any on hand?

CptJamesCook 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_r... Leaving off energy companies, 9 out of the top 16 companies are American. 4.5% of the world's population, ~55% of the world's great companies. I'm sure at will employment alone wouldn't crush the American economy. But it'd be a hit to it.