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Zombie Startups in Europe

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Re: Zombie Startups in Europe

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I got to pt4 with my solo startup/project `The first step is inevitably to raise money from dumb/ignorant investors who couldn't care less about your startup: that would be the government / unemployment benefits in France / tax-incentivized angel investors in the UK. It buys you 12-18 months of runway.` After it I realised it has no market and no interest from anyone. Now I am in a mixed bag of thinking that I did we…

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Re: Zombie Startups in Europe

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So glad people are talking about the deceptive strategies EU companies uses to mimic those in the US. It's as if there's a deep cultural force against acting like US startups here in the EU, which I frankly don't like and would like to see some push against, and I think all parties will be happier once we've gone through the phase shift.

There are a lot of zombie startups in the USA too. Look at how many valley firms never make a cent yet somehow go for years without dying.
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