> And yet Germany still doesn't seem to have much more startup / entrepreneurial success than any other European country. What gives? Too much bureaucracy. Ma

> And yet Germany still doesn't seem to have much more startup / entrepreneurial success than any other European country. What gives? Too much bureaucracy. Many people in Germany do hate it; there even exist quite some people in Germany who would really deeply from their heart love to see the politicians dead who are responsible for the whole bureaucratic mess (which are lots of politicians). EDIT: nicbou gives a similar point: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609839 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609839