We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
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We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
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Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#2I didn’t find this article credible. It is arguing for small and medium businesses instead of startups, and offers steps to see the vision it paints. But startups are where some of the biggest game changing ideas come from. Large enterprises can sometimes do that too. I feel like the mid sized companies are often stagnant. The product areas it suggests for businesses are very hard to survive in.
These other lines sort of felt like an idealistic version of Germany:
> However, if you’ve ever used a product marked “Made in Germany,” you’ll understand what German culture truly values: mastery of a craft and uncompromising quality.
> They’re not the kind to release half-baked products and patch issues later
Anyone who has owned a German car knows the idea of German quality is a myth.
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#3I didn’t find this article credible. It is arguing for small and medium businesses instead of startups, and offers steps to see the vision it paints. But startups are where some of the biggest game changing ideas come from. Large enterprises can sometimes do that too. I feel like the mid sized companies are often stagnant. The product areas it suggests for businesses are very hard to survive in. These other lines sor…
German car companies aren’t really the type of company they’re talking about, though, because they are usually larger. They are more referring to smaller (comparatively) companies that tend to sell tools, parts, and that sort of thing.
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#4How can they compete with well capitalized start ups?
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#5I didn’t find this article credible. It is arguing for small and medium businesses instead of startups, and offers steps to see the vision it paints. But startups are where some of the biggest game changing ideas come from. Large enterprises can sometimes do that too. I feel like the mid sized companies are often stagnant. The product areas it suggests for businesses are very hard to survive in. These other lines sor…
But that's the point of the article, no? In German culture we don't have this drive of "biggest game changing ideas". I do agree with the "Made in Germany" remark being more of glorification.
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#6I didn’t find this article credible. It is arguing for small and medium businesses instead of startups, and offers steps to see the vision it paints. But startups are where some of the biggest game changing ideas come from. Large enterprises can sometimes do that too. I feel like the mid sized companies are often stagnant. The product areas it suggests for businesses are very hard to survive in. These other lines sor…
I own a Mercedes w124 Diesel from 1990. It is not a myth, but it died in the early 1990s.
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#7Ulysses (the Mac/iOS writing app) is made by a German company that's a good example of this.
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#8This is absolute nonsense. Using buzzwords can not replace reasoning. There are structural problems why germany failed to build a digital economy.
Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#9How can they compete with well capitalized start ups?
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Re: We don't need startups, we need Digital-Mittelstand
#10How can they compete with well capitalized start ups?
One question here is what does "competing" mean... Can they compete on user growth? Probably not, because that's the core VC model. Can they compete on product quality... Maybe?