Here is a nice vlog on how Europe lost its tech companies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSU5MFPn6Zk
I think he overestimates the impact of regulation & "culture" (what does that even mean in a place as diverse as Europe?) and underestimates the effect of having a large market in the US where everyone speaks the same language and have more or less the same culture.