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The E.U. Went Too Far stratechery.com/2024/the-e-u-g…

🇪🇺 eu/acc A few weeks ago Mario Draghi asked my recommendations for his report that came out today about European competitiveness I had a call with him and summarized my problems with doing business in the EU I wrote this which is included in the report presented to the European Union today: 1. Minimum revenue cut offs for current and new regulation Exempt small businesses with annual revenues below €10 million from complex regulations like VATMOSS, GDPR, the EU AI Act, and certain labor laws. This approach encourages innovation and growth by allowing startups to focus on product development and market validation without the heavy burden of regulatory compliance. Once these businesses surpass €10 million, they will have the resources to comply with regulations, ensuring that growth is not stifled. 2. Simplify starting a pan-EU business with an EU-wide Incorporation (Inc.) business form Currently, starting and operating a business across the EU is complex due to 27 member states, each with its own company registration requirements. To streamline this process and make it easier for entrepreneurs to operate across Europe, there should be a single, standardized business entity that applies uniformly across all EU countries. I call this the European Inc. 3. Start an EU business fully online, no physical offices, notaries, lawyers etc To continue, right now starting a business in most EU member states it’s complicated, very time and resource intensive, and often involves lawyers and notaries. Instead, it should be as simple as going online to a centralized EU website, where entrepreneurs can register their business and details in just a few clicks. The entire process should be streamlined and efficient, allowing businesses to start operating immediately. The EU government taxes and bookkeeping of this business should also be fully online in an EU portal/dashboard. 4. 0% corporate tax for first 3 years of any new business Countries like Singapore have successfully attracted new businesses from around the world by giving them a massive tax discount during the first 3 years of business. Because they know that’s the most difficult time of a business: figuring out what product it makes and if there’s a market for it. That takes pressure off startups and business founders that they can focus on creating a great product and innovating. 5. Change tax on stock options: don't tax when a stock option is exercised, but tax it when the stock is sold The current tax policy in the EU taxes stock options at the time they are exercised, creating a significant financial burden on employees who have not yet realized any tangible financial gain. This approach stifles innovation, discourages entrepreneurship, and places the EU at a competitive disadvantage compared to other regions like the United States. I propose a simple change: Tax stock options when the stock is sold, not when the option is exercised. 6. Don’t see tech or AI as an enemy, but as a burgeoning and essential industry The most popular companies in tech are focused on AI right now for a reason. It’s the next frontier of computing. The European Union seems to consider AI the enemy. Any technology can be used for good or bad. By regulating it even before Europe has made much contributions (Europe has almost no tech companies leading in AI), it has stifled any potential innovation in AI from the start. Apart from the regulation itself, the optics of it make the EU look bad on a global scale. Why would tech founders move to Europe to start a business if the EU is actively positioning itself as Anti-AI? AI has gigantic potential to be used for good: think of the medical field for diagnosis of diseases, generally in programming (it helps programmers to create software faster/better), etc. This goes further than AI. The same applies to tech in general. It seems the EU is on a crusade against technology while not being able to compete in it itself. It feels a case of sour grapes: if we can’t build great technology in EU, nobody is allowed to do so! 7. Teach tech/coding/AI topics in all schools and unis It would help a lot if the EU has a focus on teaching AI and tech in schools and universities. Making the new generation competitive in this field instead. To secure the future prosperity of the European Union, we must prioritize education in technology, coding, and AI across all levels of schooling, from primary education to universities. This strategic focus is not just an educational reform—it’s a critical investment in the future competitiveness, innovation, and economic resilience of the EU.

Radical Draghi demands €800B cash boost to stem Europe’s rapid decline politico.eu/article/mario-…

@agreeing526 @echo_pbreyer europarl.europa.eu/meps/en

Today is our last day to stop #ChatControl: Let's save our digital privacy and secure encryption online! Here's what to do today: patrick-breyer.de/en/council-to-…

Creative experimentation is not just throwing ideas at the wall. You need to: • Understand the problem • Formulate a hypothesis • Design a test to collect data • Analyze the results You’re 100% guaranteed to make progress even if it’s not in the direction you expected.

"Don't aim to be the best. Be the only." — Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly)

@Root3d what happened to Manta invoicing?

@Cloudflare any updates in the pipeline for expanding country-code TLDs of #cloudflareregistrar ?

@MissTie graag info / plant-instructies voor zakje mindblowers :-)

Find something you want to do really badly, and you won’t need any goals, habits, systems, discipline, rewards, or any other mental hacks. When the motivation is intrinsic, those things happen on their own.

Odds are you just think what you're told paulgraham.com/say.html

@marckohlbrugge insightly.com

Anyone know a simple, opionated CRM with the following features? - Basic pipeline with steps - Custom fields for leads/deals - Receive emails - Send emails Already tried HubSpot and Close but they try to be too flexible, resulting in a lot of complexity.

🧵 How to build a great life (17 things I’ve learned) I’ve run hard my whole life—always charging forward, rarely looking back. But 50 hits you different. It’s caused me to pause & reflect. ⬇️

@TessTettelin #thing_t1_crer0cz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">reddit.com/r/madmen/comme…

Did I feel seen, loved and supported as a child? No. But did I break that pattern by working hard on myself and dating a guy that provided me with all of the above and more? Unfortunately, also no.

"A product is a vehicle to have a fun exciting life and no one thinks about it that way." Loved meeting @marty. The way he's approached building @Poolsuite is so FUN and inspired — I now can't imagine it being built any other way and being successful. producthunt.com/stories/what-m…

@RubenBaetens core77.com/posts/108828/F…

Binnen een maand gaan al onze scholen voor 10 weken dicht. Tot dan ook slechts halve bezetting door examens. Ligt er een plan klaar om alle klassen in die luwte van actieve ventilatie te voorzien? CO2-meters maken het verschil niet. Dat betekent enkel 14 weken uitstel.

@s_y_gold @DesignReviewed Which artists did it the best ?

@DesignReviewed So many designers ripped these off in recent years.

"After a period of Futurism-influenced training, from the 1950s Franco Grignani focused on the theme of visual perception, anticipating optical art research by nearly a decade and working in parallel with artists such as Victor Vasarely. " mlfineart.com/artists/41-fra…