>“When firing is costly, as it is in most of Europe, employers are reluctant to invest in risky ventures,” Is that really the cost of innovation? People prote

>“When firing is costly, as it is in most of Europe, employers are reluctant to invest in risky ventures,” Is that really the cost of innovation? People protections? I find that alone hard to believe / is the biggest issue in Europe. When I think of failed innovation I almost never. think "oh man this product would be better if we could fire people".