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On top of all that, most companies start out violating all sorts of laws and get away with it here in the US. Example: a friend of mine makes artisanal chocola
by edj 13y ago
On top of all that, most companies start out violating all sorts of laws and get away with it here in the US.
Example: a friend of mine makes artisanal chocolates. When he started out he didn't have a licensed kitchen, any kind of food/health license, or sales tax collection. Nobody cared. Why? Because he got compliant before his company grew enough to be on anyone's radar.
Here in the US you can launch first and worry about legal compliance later.*
*Not for all industries or all definitions of "later".
- tptacek 13y agoThat's a good point, and while it sounds fuzzy, it actually has roots in a formal difference between the US and most other countries: our system is rooted in common law, which implies that most regulatory questions are punted to the courts. (There's a downside too; it can be trickier to find out what's lawful or not, since you might have to look up court precedents).