[Sigia-l] European IAs lazier?

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James Aylett:

> (Has continental - and I'll include British as well here - startup
> activity ever been high?

Interesting question. I'm not sure. Perhaps there was a time when the
continent led the world. The period referenced in my sig below, at the time
of the Royal Society in the 17th century?

More reading if anyone is interested in the notion of differences in
business approach:

Where are all the UK start-ups?
<http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2005/07/where_are_all_the_uk_startups.sh
tml>

EuroOSCON: Startups in Europe
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/07/eurooscon_start.html>

> American startups have always been a-glittering in the night, and unless they
> have some pretty cool time travel technology I'm sure it hasn't always been
> because of Ruby on Rails... ;-)

We love fads, and RoR is just the latest. :-)


Ziya
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