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ZA -> UK 5 years -> US. Transformative for me. I ran a job search engine in London. There was no startup community to speak of and talk poppy syndrome is very r
by mmaunder 5y ago
ZA -> UK 5 years -> US. Transformative for me. I ran a job search engine in London. There was no startup community to speak of and talk poppy syndrome is very real. Got to USA and relaunched it here, and found it laughably easy to do business here, incredibly supportive, failure is celebrated and there is no easier place in the world to raise cheap, enthusiastic and helpful money. I now run a 40 person cybersecurity company with the help of amazing US based investors and mentors, most of whom are also immigrants.
That’s my perspective as an entrepreneur. I actually worked for eToys.com in the UK and spent time based in the USA in LA and loved it. Faster moving, no classism, faster advancement and plenty of other amazing businesses surrounded me.
The States is amazing in my opinion for employees and entrepreneurs.