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Ask HN: EU startup founders, how does one go about starting a startup?

3 pointsby leviliebvin7 months ago
I am currently living in Germany and after finishing my PhD, I want to jump into the startup world. I have a business plan. I know where to recruit the first employees. I don&#x27;t know how to go from here.<p>I haven&#x27;t decided on where to incorporate, but I&#x27;m asking to figure out what incorporating in the EU looks like. My first needs are: funding for three programmers at market rates for at least a year and the necessary GPU hours to go with that. And connections to meet my first clients since it&#x27;s a B2B operation.<p>I don&#x27;t know where to get funding. Where to do I get funding?<p>Also where do I setup shop? Besides taxes and bureaucracy, my concern is that locations are a very strong flavour in Europe. People wouldn&#x27;t like living in a lot of the cities, which would make recruitment harder. London is probably the most neutral flavour but it&#x27;s not even in the EU anymore.<p>I appreciate any tips or experiences that you can share.

3 comments

t_hinman_esq7 months ago
Many new startups choose to incorporate in Delaware, US because of its well established corporate law. Institutional US investors will require a Delaware c-corp prior to investment, so if you incorporate elsewhere and then decide you want to raise funds in the States, you will likely need to reincorporate later. Of course there are startups all over the world, but the question is really about access to capital - typically US investors want to invest in DE c-corps. Feel free to reach out if I can be helpful!
throw4950sh067 months ago
Any successful startup by European people I ever saw was incorporated in the US or UK. There are few exceptions, of course, but focusing on the US market and avoiding the EU bureaucracy seems to be crucial.
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alexander20027 months ago
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