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HTGF?
Yes. I actually also interviewed once for a job there. Not the sharpest minds. More bureaucratic than entrepreneurial. At the time, none of the C-suite had ever run their own company. Zero international experience. Complete mediocrity.
Being Germany, that means it only takes six months to properly register a startup? :)
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I really hope "EU Inc." will reduce the pain in that area.
It may, but only for the incorporation step. All other pain points in Germany are yours to enjoy.
* Employee share options are taxed when they sell the shares, not when issuing the option (regardless of strike price) nor when exercising it.
* Changes to the shareholder structure (e.g. raising capital) don't require visiting a notary
And I'm not sure if incorporating in a different EU country (while still looking just like a German EU Inc) would avoid some of the German pain points.
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Yes. I actually also interviewed once for a job there. Not the sharpest minds. More bureaucratic than entrepreneurial. At the time, none of the C-suite had ever run their own company. Zero international experience. Complete mediocrity.
They can't be as bad as KfW, right?
Maybe more related to the possibility of boot strapping with random AI startups. German investors are pretty conservative.
No shit man. Their government high tech (!) VC fund rejected a high tech proposal from me (Medical devices), instead financed things like: https://www.mymuesli.com/
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HTGF?
Yes. I actually also interviewed once for a job there. Not the sharpest minds. More bureaucratic than entrepreneurial. At the time, none of the C-suite had ever run their own company. Zero international experience. Complete mediocrity.