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This is simply not true, as German tech companies have built more than just a few success examples. Why do you think you need people who don't care about havin
by helloguillecl 5y ago
This is simply not true, as German tech companies have built more than just a few success examples.
Why do you think you need people who don't care about having a life outside the workplace to build something competitive?
- bpodgursky 5y agoGermany has 80 million people. The US has 330 million. Can you really tell me with a straight face that Germany has 25% of the success examples that the US tech industry has?
- wasmitnetzen 5y agoNot in IT, but Germany has quite a few market leaders in "old tech": Cars, logistics (DHL, Schenker), retail (Aldi, Lidl), and a whole lot of B2B niche products. IT isn't a fair comparison, no country in the world can compete with FAANG right now, that's hardly Germany's fault. And still, there's SAP and Deutsche Telekom. Telekom has 50% of Google's revenue. Sure, the market cap is another story, but still.
- bpodgursky 5y agoChina is 100% competing with FAANG. India has a lot of close-second competition. Most of the companies you listed were founded before 1950. That's not at odds with my thesis -- these engineers can continue to drive an already-successful business but will not be able to start something genuinely new.