"the interview is lacking the most important question: What are the legal requirements and steps for a foreigner coming from outside Europe to fund a company in Germany and to become resident."
perhaps someone here knows?
I can't answer the questions since I have a dual citizenchip: Argentinian/Italian thanks to my grandparent :)
from what I've heard there is a new law to attract engineers and similar professionals to work on big companies only with the condition that they have a contract and are paid more than X annually (I don't remember the amount).
I don't know of something similar for founders.
Here is a more useful site explaining how foreigners can come and work in Germany: http://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/
But yeah, I don't see anything about founding a company...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3224374
The guy who's interviewed there is lucky to have Italian citizenship (EU country; easy to move, live, work, incorporate a venture).