> "American entrepreneurs do have a shot — if we have the courage to learn about markets half-way around the world"

I feel the same way, and it's a big reason I forced myself out of my comfort zone and moved to Asia. (Granted, to comfortable Singapore, but every month I go to a new country to learn about the culture and business environment there.)

There's really some amazing stuff going on over here. I'm going to spend the next 10 years writing about it in these books: http://woodegg.com/