The German Mittelstand model is indeed successful for those organisations that fit that model. Very often, many of the properties that make the Mittelstand work

The German Mittelstand model is indeed successful for those organisations that fit that model. Very often, many of the properties that make the Mittelstand work are not that successful for startups. My personal story is just anecdata, but the German (and European, in general) startup stories are relatively few and far between, so I know I am part of a wider pattern. It is clear that the EU Regulates (and taxes!) whilst the USA innovates. Once I dig myself out of this taxation hole I’m trying again in the USA.