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Good to see startup strategies which help build stable, solid middle-sized companies.

Germany has a great success story by the name of the "Mittelstand" (SME businesses), which means a big part if the market are small to middle enterprises. This is far more consumer-friendly and innovative, as more competitive as it's not relying on a few big players like in the US that might also collude with each other.




Small business owner here. Only works if you can carve out a niche. Lots of software areas have clear scaling benefits and then you just can’t compete as a small company.

That’s why MS Office continues to dominate after decades.




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