A bit of a tangent, but from the perspective of Malaysia, Germany is a major entrepreneurial power. A lot of it is backed by Rocket Internet. Many Rocket people

A bit of a tangent, but from the perspective of Malaysia, Germany is a major entrepreneurial power. A lot of it is backed by Rocket Internet. Many Rocket people come here, fail, and then start their own startups and raise money easily because they have experience. Inversely, several SE Asians end up moving to Germany after being promoted. It feels a little like how the Portuguese/Dutch were a major colonial power but held little land of their own. I'm also thinking there could be a selection bias in that the entrepreneurial Germans are all in foreign countries. Estonia also seems to have a reputation for being entrepreneurial. I think there's not much natural resources there and the government have been very supportive of startups.