Gitlab is a remote company because of the poor health of the ecosystem. Mollie & Adyen have had success because of the walled garden iDeal payment system of th

Gitlab is a remote company because of the poor health of the ecosystem. Mollie & Adyen have had success because of the walled garden iDeal payment system of the Dutch banks. Eindhoven was a very innovative region until Philips decided to move HQ. Even Sweden produced more unicorns with a population size a 1/3 of the Netherlands. Maybe you have had more luck with raising money but I experienced a lot of stupidity from private investors.