Discussions like this on HN always tend to bring about anecdotal evidence from people who only have experience from a single European country and extrapolate fr

Discussions like this on HN always tend to bring about anecdotal evidence from people who only have experience from a single European country and extrapolate from that. So let me just take this opportunity to remind HN'ers that conditions (be they cultural, legal or otherwise) vary to an extreme degree between European countries. In other words, don't be scared to start a business in e.g. Germany just because someone on HN says that starting a business in France is problematic. They are completely different countries with different laws and mindsets: http://soimovedhere.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/stop-generalizing-about-europe/ http://soimovedhere.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/stop-generalizi...