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The article was intentionally simplified and while I think you raise valid points it is interesting how few US firms have actually entered the market. If they d
by NiklasR 15y ago
The article was intentionally simplified and while I think you raise valid points it is interesting how few US firms have actually entered the market. If they did, it usually took quite a long time or happened through an acquisition, which incentivises start-ups to use existing concepts. I think US firms should enter Germany earlier and leverage the talent that is already available. At the same time I would like to see more investors seed-fund German entrepreneurs to foster true innovation (after all for example mp3 comes from Germany).
- mhd 15y agoDon't most of the big companies have German offerings? It's mostly the startups in their initial stages that don't move abroad (at all, not just Germany). And a lot of that is due to legal and financial issues. We probably need a few startups in the internationalization sector to alleviate that. I don't see anything specific against moving business into Germany, it's just that right now Germany has some pretty bad copycats, which makes this an issue. Following the blog post, I'd expect to see companies moving to Spain or France before Germany, and I didn't really notice this as a pattern. It's not moving out of the US at all that's the problem (any Canadians want to chime in?). And yes, a more lively startup community in Germany (and Europe in general) would be great.