Speaking of that, is there a startup scene in Scandinavia? Anyone know?
I want to meet local entrepreneurs who are in tune with the HN ethos, but it's really hard sometimes in Jante country :)
Does this mean that you have both a UK ltd company and an Italian S.r.L.? If that's so, why? Have you already explored what it means from a fiscal point of view having both?
I ask because right now I'm very undecided if I should incorporate in the UK with a ltd company for the paid service I'll launch very soon on pro.hashtagify.me - not to dodge Italian taxes (I live in Rome too), but because a S.r.L. costs too much and sounds much worse for an international audience - and I only found very confusing information on the Internet, so it would be very interesting to learn about your experience :)
What we did now is have the HQ in UK and open a branch in Italy. It was the best solution if we wanted to easily raise new funds or exit.
"Italian VC investors (I mean the ones based in Italy) are, in general, famously useless at identifying high growth businesses in their own country"
Sad but true.
Disclaimer: I've worked with one of their startup but I know the place is great and they're more than willing to invest.
