Germans don’t do tech startups – more access to capital might change that

Re:Germans don’t do tech startups – more access to capital m... by _petronius on Sunday September 30, 2018 @04:52AM (#18105252)

I would humbly submit that your sample size is too small. Even just the Rocket Internet output is a pretty good indicator of the size and diversity of successful startups tsrgetting the German market specifically (and thus with no incentive to move out to the US).

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Re:Germans don’t do tech startups – more access to capital m... by Jdam on Sunday September 30, 2018 @05:14AM (#18105323)

I‘ve worked at a major company that is more or less controlled by Rocket and my direct neighbor was the Germany-CEO of one of their successfuller ventures, so I think I have a rather good picture of Rocket. However, I think they have not met expectations. They have not become huge, and are just doing okay, what I consider as a failure, given their goals.

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Re:Germans don’t do tech startups – more access to capital m... by k__ on Sunday September 30, 2018 @09:52AM (#18106162)

Yes, but that was to be expected from a company founded by a bunch of copy-cats.

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Re:Germans don’t do tech startups – more access to capital m... by konschubert on Sunday September 30, 2018 @11:21AM (#18106528)

Rocket Internet is the opposite of innovation.

If anything, the success of Rocket Internet proves the point that Germany is not good at startups.

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