> Where was Europe keeping up exactly? EU's per-capita GDP growth was aligned to USA's. > You really are clueless. I live in EU and I've been running softwar

> Where was Europe keeping up exactly? EU's per-capita GDP growth was aligned to USA's. > You really are clueless. I live in EU and I've been running software startups for over 20 years now, while doing angel/seed-investments on the side. Never encountered any issues from lack of funding or fragmented markets. Tons of problems from regulations though. Labor regs are the most onerous, but recent high-tech ones come close, even if I haven't reach the growth stage to be heavily impacted yet. > Please tell me exactly which specific EU regulations Again, have you ever built anything?! Regulations break startups in other ways, not only directly. Running a startup is like running on a track. Regulations are like potholes: they can break your legs if you fall in one, but even if you are agile and maneuver around them they will slow you down and tire you out until you simply give up.