This is so true of the Austrian startup scene, I had to double-check that it wasn't written by someone I know. IMHO, the worst thing a startup can do in Austri

This is so true of the Austrian startup scene, I had to double-check that it wasn't written by someone I know. IMHO, the worst thing a startup can do in Austria is get involved with AWS funding .. state funding of tech. Its just so deflating, it removes the incentive to actually be productive and work on the needs of the end-user; the customer. This is not something Austrians, at least the startup generation, get right .. and I feel very strongly that its a consequence of the welfare generation, who equate "got free money from the government" with 'success'. I'd love to see the funding dry up in the scene. There are so many innovative groups here in Austria, but they're just not hungry enough. They don't have the drive, or the motivation, to launch in their markets and do what needs to be done to service people. Service is not a part of Austrian culture. But, I feel, it never will be for as long as state welfare is the first handout expected by founders.