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I'm not sure - but it's clear that having talented developers is not sufficient. What are the advantages to starting a startup in France vs joining an establis

• hedora 8y ago
  This is a cynical take, but, roughly speaking, in Europe, there are workers rights, and in the US, employment is at-will. The US systems tilts the scales toward stronger employees. So, the more marketable your skills are, the more incentive you have to move to SV. A slightly less offensive take on the situation is that, if you stay in Europe, you won’t be destitute, but you won’t get rich either. However, note that there are many articles on HN that attempt to quantify this effect by looking at economic mobility. The consensus is that Europe is becoming more of a meritocracy and in the US, economic status is increasingly determined at birth.
  • sheepmullet 8y ago
    > The consensus is that Europe is becoming more of a meritocracy and in the US, economic status is increasingly determined at birth. Poor Americans have been hammered over the last two decades - and have now put their faith in Trump. Let's hope he can fix the system. > This is a cynical take, but, roughly speaking, in Europe, there are workers rights, and in the US, employment is at-will. What's counter-intuitive to me is you would think in a system with more workers rights the workers would take more risks - but the opposite is true. I'm also surprised that in countries in Europe with huge youth unemployment we don't see outsized open source contributions.