Yes, though much closer by GDP, and doesn’t explain Europe...
-
-
-
I think it’s a combination of education, ecosystem, population and, crucially, low-reg/state-empowered home turf market; Europe, and for that matter anywhere else, is neither of these two things.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
I wonder how many of the US startups are started by Europeans? E.g., like Stripe

-
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
NB: the Wikipedia list needs to be updated. While the argumentation re China stands, the conclusion on Europe is outdated and the picture changing as we speak. A number of the companies below are not listed, see the recent London Tech Week report from
@dealroomco for the detailspic.twitter.com/adhqyBbuPe
-
Yeah, I was thinking the same. The list is outdated. Particularly in fintech / banking more is happening Europe than US. Adyen alone currently has a market cap of 12b
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Note western markets are much more open than China. Kind of hard to compete when you are not giving access to the 1.3bn market. Also, I don’t see a ton of real originality in China. Seems more copycating + protectionist policies to ensure first mover status.
-
Do you know that UnionPay set transfer limit of 5000 rmb/day in order to kill AntFinancial even today? And Ebay lost its market in China in a full open competition against a e-comm startup named Taobao 14yr ago?
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
what happened to the
@crunchbase unicorn leaderboards? -
Hey Kelsi! Leaderboards will be back up in a month or so! In the meantime, you can check out these lists: unicorns: https://www.crunchbase.com/lists/unicorn-leaderboard-privately-held/488c2557-4d5a-4c25-8bd3-61c519f07508/identifiers … emerging unicorns: https://www.crunchbase.com/lists/unicorn-leaderboard-emerging-unicorns/c15d42b2-842f-4774-abdb-f46dfee32082/identifiers … ipo unicorns: https://www.crunchbase.com/lists/unicorn-companies-that-have-gone-public/95c7e99a-3b96-4927-aeb0-a45bad8568f4/identifiers … acquired unicorns: https://www.crunchbase.com/app/lists/unicorn-leaderboard-acquired/86010176-65a8-44bd-8f07-ad8b885fd999/identifier …
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.