The reports and analyzes are alarming with regard to the competitiveness of Europe in terms of innovation – this has recently been demonstrated by the sensational Draghi report. Now many are affected by Improvement of the situation in the EU, in particular for the founders, so that more competitive technological companies internationally can prosper soon and quickly.
A starting point: a New corporate legal form specifically for startups. A large coalition of representatives of the sector – founders, investors and many others – now jointly call for the new EU commission to create a “EU Inc.The objective is that this new legal form so that startups are really implemented over the next five years. This website also put online to bring together supporters.
“Base on unique European forces”
“A standardized pan-European business structure” EU inc “is essential for European start-ups,” said an online petition that is online on Monday. “It is not a question of imitating the Silicon Valley. It’s about building on our unique European forces: our diversity, our decentralized talent pool and our unique start -up centers. “” This should lead to faster scaling, more revolutionary success and an influx of world capital; Europe would become “the best place to build a revolutionary business”.
“”In the world of startups, the momentum is everything. Everything that slows you down does not slow you down – it kills you by preventing you from reaching the speed of escape. Despite world class talents, the global ambition and the unique forces of the European startup ecosystem, it is still absurdly difficult to build something here. EU Inc. is to remove these artificial constraints and give our startups the possibility of really accelerating, “ said Andreas Klinger (Capital prototype, ex-product hunting).
But What exactly this EU Inc. should do.? The following points are suggested:
- Standardization of investment processes to allow real pan -European investments.
- Introduction of a uniform action option program for employees in order to disseminate the success of startups more broadly.
- Simplification of cross -border transactions such as employment and capital movements.
- Business digital of the construction process so that it only takes a few hours – all in English and online.
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Mario Draghi offers the “innovative European company”
As indicated, such an idea has already fallen on fertile ground in high politics. For example, the former head of the ECB, Mario Draghi, recently proposed the “innovative European society” (CEI) in its very encouraged report. This is intended for Provide innovative startups with harmonized legal provisions In the fields of corporate law and insolvency as well as in important aspects of labor law and taxation.
Now, it is essentially to the new EU commission if it will be implemented – the proposals are already on the table. By the way, the commission must obtain its own commissioner for startups, research and innovation, Ekaterina Zahariva of Bulgaria.
Here is an extract from Supporters of the petition for EU Inc.::
- Patrick Collison, Stripe of the founder
- Niklas Zennström, founder Atomico
- Taavet Hinrikus, founder Wise
- Luciana Lixandru, partner Sequoia
- Aino Bergius, CEO
- Jarek Kutylowski, co-founder Deepl
- Martin Mignot, index index ventures general partner
- Job van der Voort, co-founder Remote
- Reshma Sohoni, founding partner Seedcamp
- Roxanne Varza, Director of Station F
- Miki Kuusi, Wolt co-founder
- Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve, co-founder and CEO Alan
- Eleonore Crespo, co-founder pigment
- Victor Riparbelli, co-founder and CEO Synthesia
- Tomas Cupr, CEO Rohlik
- Hanno Renner, co-founder Personio
- CEO of Oliver Holle, founder Speedinvest
- Verena Pausder, vorstandsvorsitzende deutsche startups verband
- Markus Raunig, president of the Austriars
- Jakob Steinschaden, trendy subjects