Ask HN: Should I move to London and open an business (as a founder from EU)?

Re:Ask HN: Should I move to London and open an business (as ... by fab1an on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @04:42PM (#24643577)

Really depends on what you want to do. For most things, I'd say forget London. Brexit means Brexit.

Do consider Berlin. Yes, it's more bureaucratic, but depending on what you'll do you'll have access to a much larger market. Operating a business is more expensive than London, but cost of living is much cheaper and QoL arguably better.

However, you should probably be willing to learn some German.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I move to London and open an business (as ... by throw920 on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @04:53PM (#24643705)

The thing is that even with Brexit, I think London still has a larger pool of talent compared to Berlin.

Berlin rents have gone up as well (still less expensive than London).

My impression is that UK is more entrepreneur/self-employed friendly than Germany.

I'd like to continue consulting and maybe try a SaaS product as well.

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