The US is an enormous market. You could easily be a multi-billion dollar company without having a single presence in the EU. Hell you don't even have to stay in

The US is an enormous market. You could easily be a multi-billion dollar company without having a single presence in the EU. Hell you don't even have to stay in the US market, since Asia is a thing. Calling it a "backyard" is disingenuous. Most companies are going to follow this because they have global aspirations, but that doesn't mean it's impossible... or even all that hard.