... built outside the US : Which ecosystem punches the most above its weight today? Where do you see the best balance between talent, capital, and customer access? Are there cities/countries that are especially strong for specific stages (0 1 vs scaling) or specific verticals (AI, fintech, climate, SaaS, deep tech)? Comment from Geetanjali Shrivastava(@geetanjalishrivastava): @veronica_buron1  Welcome back to Europe France has been a very mixed (but instructive) experience for us. On the upside, if you manage to navigate ... ... risk aversion is higher, and that shows up in decision-making speed across the ecosystem. Compared to the US, the pace feels materially slower. France has made huge progress, but IMHO still has miles to go to match the breakneck

... unique energy. You're constantly learning from others' experiments, sharing resources, and pushing each other to move faster. Environment is quintessential in the startup world, and is an incredible motivator. When everyone around you is solving hard problems at breakneck speed, you can't help but raise your own bar. The San Francisco Effect But YC is just part of the broader SF startup ecosystem. The warmth of the SF startup community blew me away. Founders, engineers, and YC partners ...

... pertaining to my startup, as well as an ethical philosophy etched into it. I've heard the stories about investors only caring about a return and introducing anti-consumer practices, pressuring for things to shift in the name of breakneck speed growth, diluting the equity and stake in the company. So for me, I'm choosing for my startup to bootstrap and intentionally seek out funding once I believe we've found investors that connect with our ethos and understand ...