Spend five minutes with a Silicon Valley founder, and you'll hear how their API is going to "change the world”, make a trillion dollars and put Google out of business. Spend the same time in Berlin or Stockholm, and instead of a bold origin story or world-changing vision, you’ll get a structured roadmap, cautious forecasts and a GDPR checklist.
Opinion
August 4, 2025
Europe doesn’t have a startup problem, it has a storytelling problem
While US founders pitch big ideas with flair, Europe’s finest are busy burying brilliance in buzzword soup
5 min read
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