CaptainCrap

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   by CaptainCrap 17y ago

   As an addendum to this comment I just want to say how much it frustrates me that there aren't more companies like these in Europe. These are shining examples of what we could achieve if our mindset was a little different. There is huge
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   by CaptainCrap 17y ago

   While everyone, including me, is bashing European bureaucracy and tendencies towards statism, there are a lot of examples of hugely successful and transformative European companies started by real entrepeneurs: RyanAir & EasyJet: These
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   by CaptainCrap 17y ago

   While the article exaggerates some points, there is a cultural difference between Europe and America when it comes to these things. As someone who was born and has lived most of my life in Europe I'm well familiar with how the "system" wo
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   by CaptainCrap 17y ago

   Despite what you may believe (or want to believe) that's not completely true. Europeans tend to exaggerate internal differences to an extreme and are not able to see the big picture. There exists a culture that is uniquely European as oppos
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   by CaptainCrap 17y ago

   As others have pointed out, if you take away the oil, Norway's economy is crap. The infrastructure sucks, there aren't really any other industries to speak of, taxes are very high and the incentives for someone to start a business there are