[ythn]

> France is a country where failure is a taboo. People see it as unwise to start anything and will try to discourage you.

Maybe part of the reason there is no "Silicon Valley" of Europe is cultural? This attitude will have a chilling effect on anything that requires risk...

[pell]

This is definitely the reason. France specifically makes it very difficult to start a business, but even in other places such as Germany or the UK, it seems like any attitude towards independence is always met with discouragement.

[moorhosj]

And yet, many European countries have higher entrepreneurship rates than the US. [1]

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/10/think-w...