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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by Intralexical on Saturday January 24, 2026 @09:42PM (#46750183)
> They should sit down with corporate leaders at Spotify, Ericsson, ASML, etc. and talk though what reforms are necessary for Europe to start minting unicorns as rapidly as the Americans can.

The EU should ask established incumbents how to best create lots of new upstarts, some of which will no doubt end up competing with them or disrupting their business models?

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Re:Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet... by SpicyLemonZest on Saturday January 24, 2026 @11:35PM (#46750755)
Yes. They shouldn't take their words as gospel, of course, they'd want to find some current upstarts as well. But the idea that successful businesspeople are just snatching pieces of the pie and have nothing useful to say is exactly the attitude that's incompatible with an innovative tech sector.
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