Thanks for the write up! Its always hilarious to read about experiences others made in the country I grew up in. Here are some reactions: Jaywalking - I defini

Thanks for the write up! Its always hilarious to read about experiences others made in the country I grew up in. Here are some reactions: Jaywalking - I definitely do that and in Berlin of all cities, I saw folks jaywalking all the time. But yes - generally, there is more discipline to wait for the green light, like in Japan, Korea or China. "multimillion dollar round was not given in one big check". This is what I heard is common practice in the valley as well. When a company raises 10 million, my understanding was never that the VC just transfers 10M cash to their account but that this investment would be rolled out. We should definitely review/discuss this. Also, I agree with the appreciation with something fitting into a puzzle. That probably stems from system thinking, growing up in a European community where Germany is only a part in the whole of the continent and its political and economical bodies. Who owns data... mhhh. I think that depends on the industry. Oeffi (http://oeffi.schildbach.de/ http://oeffi.schildbach.de/) for example leverages the public transport schedules of public local agencies as well as Deutsche Bahn. Pretty awesome! On the other hand, data can be very proprietary in the States too. Take for example movie showtimes. There is NO public, free API for that you could build apps on. But yes, overall, you might be right. In in case you want to see other impressions, US-Americans have in Germany, I totally recommend this blog: http://www.nothingforungood.com http://www.nothingforungood.com (seems it got hacked but hopefully will be up again ;-).