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So the best tech hub in Europe is - not in Europe? Figures. :) True though, serious stuff seems to be happening with Israel. I even know of a growing number of

by solve 11y ago

So the best tech hub in Europe is - not in Europe? Figures. :) True though, serious stuff seems to be happening with Israel. I even know of a growing number of US-based startups who've been raising parts of their rounds from Israel-based investors in the past few years. Correct me if I'm wrong, my impression is that they don't have the anti-American nationalism and not invented here syndrome mentalities that countries in Europe seem to have. Big advantage.

bsaul 11y ago
Europe corps aren't anti-american when it's about tech. Pretty much the opposite. We had to pretend our french tech was developped at our US office to be able to sell it to german companies.
- solve 11y ago
  I was unclear. Of course they have no hesitation about consuming US products or services. I meant about adopting the US business culture & investment habits in their offices.
eli_gottlieb 11y ago
>Correct me if I'm wrong, my impression is that they don't have the anti-American nationalism and not invented here syndrome mentalities that countries in Europe seem to have. Big advantage. Israeli philo-Americanism is its own can of worms. But in general: Israel is a very young country, often only a couple of steps up from the developing world, and is thus lacking in an "establishment" to "disrupt". This makes it a very good place to experiment, simply because, what the hell, nobody's going to try to stop you, and the masses and government feel more bolstered by your experimentation than threatened. But this comes with a distinct downside for the country: that big, serious stuff is assumed to either be "kmo ba'hul" (like [it is] abroad), or to eventually necessitate a move abroad. Successful Israeli entrepreneurs and engineers hope to move to Silicon Valley or New York, with the unfortunate result that Israel stays a very young country with comparatively less-developed infrastructure.

by solve 11y ago

bsaul 11y ago

Europe corps aren't anti-american when it's about tech. Pretty much the opposite. We had to pretend our french tech was developped at our US office to be able to sell it to german companies.

solve 11y ago
I was unclear. Of course they have no hesitation about consuming US products or services. I meant about adopting the US business culture & investment habits in their offices.

eli_gottlieb 11y ago

>Correct me if I'm wrong, my impression is that they don't have the anti-American nationalism and not invented here syndrome mentalities that countries in Europe seem to have. Big advantage. Israeli philo-Americanism is its own can of worms. But in general: Israel is a very young country, often only a couple of steps up from the developing world, and is thus lacking in an "establishment" to "disrupt". This makes it a very good place to experiment, simply because, what the hell, nobody's going to try to stop you, and the masses and government feel more bolstered by your experimentation than threatened. But this comes with a distinct downside for the country: that big, serious stuff is assumed to either be "kmo ba'hul" (like [it is] abroad), or to eventually necessitate a move abroad. Successful Israeli entrepreneurs and engineers hope to move to Silicon Valley or New York, with the unfortunate result that Israel stays a very young country with comparatively less-developed infrastructure.