>> Investing in the stock market is far more common in the US compared to the EU for the average person (something like 60% versus 15% of people in the EU). Is

>> Investing in the stock market is far more common in the US compared to the EU for the average person (something like 60% versus 15% of people in the EU). Is this accurate? For example, 80% of the UK has a pension and those are invested (partially) in stocks. Unsure how this works across the rest of Europe but 15% seems really low. >> The EU is bigger than the US in population terms, but when it comes to raising funding for a new startup it’s hard to look far beyond the borders of your own small country Completely agree with this. As much as the EU is a single market, in a lot of ways it falls short. Even if you're in some of the larger capitals you still end up looking for funding within your country. What do you think the solution is? Is the problem language? The completely different tax systems in each country? The spread of things (e.g. less concentration in one or two cities the way tech is in the US)?