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I wish the US govt did more to reach out to startups. This may be over the top but if I was young techie in Europe this would be extremely appealing to me. Is this tied into their startup visa thing?

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Is the US a hostile environment for startups? It seems the US is the most friendly environment in the world for startups.

excepting its immigration policy for skilled persons

Great, let me know what countries I can immigrate to as a highly skilled person with a profitable company. I've applied to Australia/New Zealand and Canada and been denied from all three. I keep hearing about how the US is unfair to not let immigrants in yet it seems clear our immigration policy is far more wide open than any other country in the world, and meanwhile it is very difficult for Americans to immigrate to the countries that are doing all the complaining. Name for me the country you are from so that I may read of your immigration policies that are more generous than those of America. I look forward to learning all about it. Thanks in advance.

Most countries are far worse than the US in terms of immigration policy for skilled workers. However, the US should make it stupid simple for talented techies to get work visas.

>It seems the US is the most friendly environment in the world for startups.

Totally disagree. The stakes for failing in the US are very high. The thing that currently gives the US the edge is that that's where so many startup minded people are.

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