← all posts

Steipete on why Europe can't retain talent due to regulations and labor laws

17 February, 2026 ยท 533,212 views ยท 5,499 likes ยท 408 reposts

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ @steipete on why Europe was unable to retain him as talent:

"In the US, most people are enthusiastic.

In Europe, I get insulted, people scream REGULATION and RESPONSIBILITY.

And if I really build a company here, then I get to struggle with things like investment protection laws, employee rights, and paralyzing labor regulations.

At OpenAI, most people work 6-7 days a week and get paid accordingly.

In Europe, that's illegal."

Originally posted on X

P.S. I'm on 𝕏 too if you'd like to follow more of my stories. And I wrote a book called MAKE about building startups without funding. See a list of my stories or contact me.

To read every new post (including blogs from 𝕏) in full in your inbox, join 13,196 subscribers

Subscribing you...
Subscribed! Check your inbox to confirm your email.

You can unsubscribe easily and I promise to never spam you


Related posts