There’s somewhat of an inferiority complex that’s preventing European startups to achieve their full potential.
Mirroring Silicon Valley — A Colossal Mistake For Europe
Adrià Hernández
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Having American VC backing you up is simply considered as a big leverage in further negotiations. The problem of EU is a rate of adoption of high tech solutions, deeply related to heterogeneity of EU as a conglomerate of different countries.