Entrepreneurship, Europe and anti-smoking laws…
Came across Dave Hornik’s post on Entrepreneurship in Europe this morning – and Fred Destin’s rebuttal.
I am more on Fred’s side in this debate. Although European entrepreneurship does need a lot of support to realise its full potential, the industry is barely a decade old and a comparison with Silicon Valley, even in the best of times, is unfair and possibly off the mark.
In his critique, Dave seems to have overlooked a thriving angel community in Cambridge, UK and a very substantive eco-system that is being built up – particularly in London, where several of the names that he has mentioned in his post are present in strength.
That said, the ecosystem is not as robust as the Valley – but then Europe has not gone through the multiple cycles yet and the industry is still maturing.
What does this mean for entrepreneurs in Europe?
