Scaling requires specific know-how, lots of capital, and chutzpah. You seem to know more about Israeli startups than I, and I don't doubt that they're learning

Scaling requires specific know-how, lots of capital, and chutzpah. You seem to know more about Israeli startups than I, and I don't doubt that they're learning the first as you say, or that they already have the third. As for capital for scaling European startups, it is definitely lacking. There's barely capital for seed and early rounds. Maybe in 50 years, after dozens of successful exits will make more people into angels and VCs.