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If you are a good engineer in Europe and are earning less than 100k, reach out. We‘ll find you a better job inside Europe. Purchasing power adjusted Berlin based companies I know pay better than their SF counterparts. The reason: they raise in the US and can therefore spend more if they have a cheaper ecosystem.

> be an ambitious European builder > benefit from one of the best, free education systems in the world > get opportunities you would’ve never had being randomly born in the US > once you’re no longer on the receiving but the paying end, think “ugh, taxes so high” > leave to move to the US instead of giving back Don't ask what your continent can do for you, ask what you can do for your continent. Give back. Create the ecosystem you want to build in.

I’d bet plenty of Europeans in tech who moved to the US in their 20s are now rethinking their next life stage under the current circumstances. We need to show them they can innovate right here in Europe—at European companies. Next challenge: Find them 🚀

Everyone in Europe can just: Pay Money Buy GPU Have GPU Who is telling you to take the offering from the European Union?

Creating SF in Europe - lfg

🇪🇺 Are labor laws really blocking European innovation? The Economist recently argued that Europe’s rigid labor laws are crushing innovation. There’s truth in that, especially for larger companies, where firing (and hiring) can be painfully slow. It creates inefficiency and inertia. But here’s what’s missing from that debate: Europe is not the US, and it shouldn’t try to be. If your goal is to copy the American model, you can go live there. Because even with all its innovation, the US remains, for the majority of the population, a miserable place to live. Europe is the world’s best shot at building a people-friendly and high-innovation society at the same time! That’s our challenge: To get innovation right without importing America’s worst habits. Even with that said, should we make firing easier: definitely yes!!

I'm very proud to see how remarkably stable homicide rates are in the US 🇺🇸 Meanwhile, Europe experienced de-growth in this statistic. 📉 What a communist continent! That’s why I choose the US as my home, so my kids can grow up learning how to protect themselves.

300 people queuing for Big Berlin Hack We are soo back! 🚀

🥨 Why did Munich take over Berlin as the number 1 startup hub in Germany? Personio, Celonis, Tacto - The last generation of big German startups was dominated by Munich based startups, while Berlin was falling behind. 💡 The key ingredients for Munich's success: A deep integration of technical talent into the startup ecosystem. Mainly computer science, but also across all other technical domains, CDTM is bringing the best people together and connects this small number of the most ambitious ones. Physical proximity creates the highest upside for everyone! See what people in Munich are building, the highlights from our last Hackathon there, a thread 🧵:

Its easier for Europe to build its software market than for the US to re-build its manufacturing market.

The mindset in Europe is one of the biggest problems we have. Growth is perceived bad. But a vibeshift is possible and necessary. If prices go down, due to people creating a new process and making it cheaper, make them rich!!! We need to fight back as a culture, not give up. LFG LAP, you are doing important work.

> be an ambitious European builder > benefit from one of the best, free education systems in the world > get opportunities you would’ve never had being randomly born in the US > once you’re no longer on the receiving but the paying end, think “ugh, taxes so high” > leave to move to the US instead of giving back Don't ask what your continent can do for you, ask what you can do for your continent. Give back. Create the ecosystem you want to build in.

If you are a good engineer in Europe and are earning less than 100k, reach out. We‘ll find you a better job inside Europe. Purchasing power adjusted Berlin based companies I know pay better than their SF counterparts. The reason: they raise in the US and can therefore spend more if they have a cheaper ecosystem.

🇪🇺 Are labor laws really blocking European innovation? The Economist recently argued that Europe’s rigid labor laws are crushing innovation. There’s truth in that, especially for larger companies, where firing (and hiring) can be painfully slow. It creates inefficiency and inertia. But here’s what’s missing from that debate: Europe is not the US, and it shouldn’t try to be. If your goal is to copy the American model, you can go live there. Because even with all its innovation, the US remains, for the majority of the population, a miserable place to live. Europe is the world’s best shot at building a people-friendly and high-innovation society at the same time! That’s our challenge: To get innovation right without importing America’s worst habits. Even with that said, should we make firing easier: definitely yes!!

I’d bet plenty of Europeans in tech who moved to the US in their 20s are now rethinking their next life stage under the current circumstances. We need to show them they can innovate right here in Europe—at European companies. Next challenge: Find them 🚀

I am looking for a AAA video editor. Should be focussed on vertical videos. Do any of you know anyone?

300 people queuing for Big Berlin Hack We are soo back! 🚀

Everyone in Europe can just: Pay Money Buy GPU Have GPU Who is telling you to take the offering from the European Union?

🥨 Why did Munich take over Berlin as the number 1 startup hub in Germany? Personio, Celonis, Tacto - The last generation of big German startups was dominated by Munich based startups, while Berlin was falling behind. 💡 The key ingredients for Munich's success: A deep integration of technical talent into the startup ecosystem. Mainly computer science, but also across all other technical domains, CDTM is bringing the best people together and connects this small number of the most ambitious ones. Physical proximity creates the highest upside for everyone! See what people in Munich are building, the highlights from our last Hackathon there, a thread 🧵:

I'm very proud to see how remarkably stable homicide rates are in the US 🇺🇸 Meanwhile, Europe experienced de-growth in this statistic. 📉 What a communist continent! That’s why I choose the US as my home, so my kids can grow up learning how to protect themselves.

Creating SF in Europe - lfg

Europe will never choose one city to funnel all the resources into. We are not the US. We should not pretend we are. We should accept the reality and the blessings we have in Europe and create the best possible outcome out of it. This best outcome will only become reality if we do it our own way, building around the things we can not change.