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I'm surprised no other country has decided to go ahead and create an equally as open and safe environment for entrepreneurs to start companies. My understanding

by zabana 9y ago

I'm surprised no other country has decided to go ahead and create an equally as open and safe environment for entrepreneurs to start companies. My understanding (which, I'll admit, is only based on my own observations) is that the vast majority of people outside the western sphere still regard the US through what's projected in hollywood movies and aren't really in touch with the reality of what life is in modern america (I'm a EU citizen myself but have quite a few US based/American friends). Essentially, the way I see it is : The US still has an edge in technology and are able to attract top talent from overseas because they still benefit from cultural hegemony and their image worldwide. What happens when the dream evaporates is still a mystery to me. For example, how will the situation evolve once chinese / russian / indian universities catch up with institutions like stanford / MIT etc and enough investors from these countries decide to pour money into local startups ?

zeusdx 9y ago
Incorrect. UK has Tier 1 - Entrepreneur Visa where you can remain and run a company for 5 years. After 5 years, you can apply for extension for another 5 years or apply for settlement.
- mschuster91 9y ago
  Yeah but the UK is not exactly an investment/entrepneur-friendly economy any more. Brexit, at the rate it's going, will be either a hard Brexit or a chaotic one, and without a soft Brexit (i.e. access to the European market) all a potential investor has is the British market. Also, UK does not have a constitution and civil rights (e.g. right to privacy, to unrestricted, unfiltered Internet access) are being torn down further each day... so if I were an investor, no way I'd set foot in this country, much less invest in it.
  - zeusdx 9y ago
    Even before, there was no digital single market for services. The previous single market was only for manufactured goods. So that didn't affect startups in UK to be successful. We can expect the same after Brexit. Right to Privacy is being eroded also in US with the new FTC rulings. So that is not a valid disadvantage. Considering the recent events, Brexit if it ever happens, will be a Soft Brexit as the UK Govt doesn't anymore have the required mandate or support for a Hard Brexit that wrecks the economy.
lopezyignacio 9y ago
France is currently working on improving conditions for tech entrepreneurs. They recently created the tech visa: http://visa.lafrenchtech.com http://visa.lafrenchtech.com

by zabana 9y ago

zeusdx 9y ago

Incorrect. UK has Tier 1 - Entrepreneur Visa where you can remain and run a company for 5 years. After 5 years, you can apply for extension for another 5 years or apply for settlement.

mschuster91 9y ago
Yeah but the UK is not exactly an investment/entrepneur-friendly economy any more. Brexit, at the rate it's going, will be either a hard Brexit or a chaotic one, and without a soft Brexit (i.e. access to the European market) all a potential investor has is the British market. Also, UK does not have a constitution and civil rights (e.g. right to privacy, to unrestricted, unfiltered Internet access) are being torn down further each day... so if I were an investor, no way I'd set foot in this country, much less invest in it.
- zeusdx 9y ago
  Even before, there was no digital single market for services. The previous single market was only for manufactured goods. So that didn't affect startups in UK to be successful. We can expect the same after Brexit. Right to Privacy is being eroded also in US with the new FTC rulings. So that is not a valid disadvantage. Considering the recent events, Brexit if it ever happens, will be a Soft Brexit as the UK Govt doesn't anymore have the required mandate or support for a Hard Brexit that wrecks the economy.

lopezyignacio 9y ago

France is currently working on improving conditions for tech entrepreneurs. They recently created the tech visa: http://visa.lafrenchtech.com http://visa.lafrenchtech.com