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The European Scale-Up Question Ep. 2 — Europe’s Hidden Growth Tax

The European Scale-Up Question Ep. 2 — Europe’s Hidden Growth Tax

Update: 2026-05-07
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Why do European startups scale slower than their US counterparts?


In this solo Startuprad.io analysis, Jörn Menninger examines the operational infrastructure behind Europe’s scale-up gap: regulatory fragmentation, cross-border legal complexity, GDPR implementation lessons, the 28th Regime proposal, and the hidden friction compounding across European startup expansion.


Related episode with Thomas Jarzombek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX8ueU5CcmA


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The European Scale-Up Question Ep. 2 — Europe’s Hidden Growth Tax

The European Scale-Up Question Ep. 2 — Europe’s Hidden Growth Tax

Jörn "Joe" Menninger