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I've heard one reason the UK is so popular for European HQs is we can talk to India in the morning, Europe during the day, the East Coast in the afternoon and t
by dukeyukey 3y ago
I've heard one reason the UK is so popular for European HQs is we can talk to India in the morning, Europe during the day, the East Coast in the afternoon and the West Coast as we sign off. Basically we cover the vast majority of the Western world plus the outsourcing giant that is India.
- alephnerd 3y agoThe time zone factor for meetings isn't significant, as Indian, Eastern European, and Israeli employees are fine taking meetings that accommodate American time zones because we pay 2-3x more than local competitors. The reason UK is a base is because UK business law is extremely thorough and any flavor of contract dispute has been litigated multiple times in the UK. This means it's easier for me to manage operations all over the EFTA and EU via the EU-UK TCA. The English factor is a massive plus as well because that is the global language of commerce - not French or German. This is why Netherlands tries to treat English as a first class language similar to Dutch, because that is critical for businesses.