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If Europe is better than Silicon Valley, where is the output? They have been silent compared to Silicon Valley in most markets.
by tzakrajs 9y ago
If Europe is better than Silicon Valley, where is the output? They have been silent compared to Silicon Valley in most markets.
- kuisch 9y agoTo name a few -- Payments: Adyen, Transferwise, and (arguably) Stripe Music: Spotify, Soundcloud. Shazam Travel: Booking.com, SkyScanner Fashion: Zalando Telecommunications: Skype Gaming: Rovio (Angry Birds), King (Candy Crush), Supercell (a.o. Clash of Clans)
- oskarth 9y ago> Stripe The opposite. They specifically moved to US, presumably because it was so much better than EU. https://patrickcollison.com/post/stripe-ireland https://patrickcollison.com/post/stripe-ireland
- em3rgent0rdr 9y agoyet Europe has a population more than twice the US.
- relyio 9y agoBut a much more segmented market, what is your point? Europe is not a country.
- mnm2 9y agoThe attempts of the EU try to make Europe something like a country ("United States of Europe") and yes, Europe is much more segmented (yet alone by languages, but also culturally). We all know the problems (a money union without a full political union and Brussel dictating to formally self-determined states/countries). You are twisting reality
- em3rgent0rdr 9y agoThe parent lists a handful of European startups. Just incase that list was being presented as an example of Europe's startup prowess, I just wanted to temper any enthusiasm by pointing out that on a per-capita basis, the density of startups is much lower in Europe.
- __derek__ 9y ago> more than twice the US ... if you include Russia and Turkey. Otherwise, its population is about 60% larger.
- em3rgent0rdr 9y agoAccording to wikipedia, in 2015, the population of Europe minus Turkey and Russia was 628 million, while the population of US was 321.5 million. That's about twice the US, without even addressing the debate about whether Russia and Turkey should be included.