One contributing factor here in the Netherlands is a huge lack of the type of investors I read about on this site. If you want to start a business here, there a

One contributing factor here in the Netherlands is a huge lack of the type of investors I read about on this site. If you want to start a business here, there are two options, either go to the bank and get a personal loan with loads of interest, or depend on "triple-F-financing": friends, fools and family. Only in internet startups that have international appeal do you find a little bit of startup funding, but these investors are hardly ever Dutch firms.