The Long Shadow Of The Valley Reaches Berlin

"There are a lot of things missing here. And the successful cloning of successful US startups (which happened with Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, and many more here in Germany) is not the same as innovation."

THIS!

But on an abstract level it's still a problem of the Berlin scene.

When I see reports about start-ups in Berlin, it looks to me like a bunch of wannabes trying to emulate Silicon Valley.

What are the implications of this for a developer considering moving to Berlin? Is it easy to find a company with a long-term vision with goals more ambitious than the fastest possible exit?