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In my experience it is a lot of things, in varying amounts depending on the situation (and each of these is both good in some ways and bad in others):

- The USA is a huge and fairly homogenous fairly wealthy fairly risk-positive market.

- The USA has a bigger = better mindset. "Your restaurant is fantastic, you should open another one!".

- Abysmal work-life-balance. Great for making stuff.

- Minimal language and cultural barriers.

- Because of the USA market, you can grow huge before having to expand to other countries.

- Because you can grow huge in the USA market, that is where the funding goes.

- All the the USA's allies didn't mind too much, because they are(/were?) allies

- All the non-USA-allies developed their own markets (Russia, East Asia, Africa, India, etc).

- And so now, given the messaging coming out of the USA, EU governments/companies/people are giving their USA-entanglement a second look.

Which, being in the EU, is pretty exciting. I feel like there is a lot of opportunity here right now.

Disclaimer: I'm sure there are 1001 reasons, and the above is just one potential view.




I think you've made some good points.

However:

> All the non-USA-allies developed their own markets

I have friends and family in India, and I'm not aware of homegrown alternatives to any of the following:

* gmail

* amazon

* google search

* whatsapp

* linkedin

* spotify

* facebook

* yt shorts

On that last one, when India banned TikTok overnight, it was a golden opportunity for a different homegrown alternative to step in, but it looks like YT/IG captured most of that market.

Happy to be corrected, though. If you have concrete examples, that'd be good to know!




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