Just wanted to express appreciation for President @realDonaldTrump and so many people, both inside & outside of government, supporting @DOGE.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 13, 2025
I am confident that the American people will be happy with the outcome.
A 2T Cut https://t.co/0dstvf4AMe @VivekGRamaswamy
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) January 13, 2025
I love it when people tell me about typos in a new essay. It means they've actually read the essay, which puts them in the top 5% of people commenting on it.
— Paul Graham (@paulg) January 13, 2025
A Next-Generation Tech Incubator https://t.co/5hlacTTQGe
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) January 13, 2025
Make
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 12, 2025
Europe
Great
Again
MEGA!!! https://t.co/P0anzzjbOc
I’m excited to introduce Collate and announce our $30M seed round.
— Surbhi Sarna (@SurbhiSarnaSF) January 13, 2025
We’re using AI to help solve one of the biggest problems for life sciences companies — the never-ending cycle of document creation and maintenance you need to do to stay compliant.
While running my first…
Congrats. That's large for a seed round.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) January 13, 2025
I really appreciate all of the kind messages and concern.
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 11, 2025
But don’t worry about me, or my animals, and certainly not my house. I would rather you focus all of your thoughts on these heroic firefighters and first responders who are fighting an impossible battle around the clock.
This will scale to enormous numbers, as California passed a bill providing free healthcare for illegals that just took effect last year.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 12, 2025
Essentially, anyone on Earth can come to California for free healthcare.
Earth has 8 billion people, but California has 40 million people.… https://t.co/k34z1Zj305
The most cryptic tweet ever.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) January 13, 2025
Bitcoin miners likely had no clue they would be in pole position to retrofit (still very hard but have the access to power) or be quickest to market to build new next-gen AI data centers to serve hyperscalers. The race is on.
— Nichole Wischoff (@NWischoff) January 13, 2025
Explain.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) January 13, 2025
I'm German.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck.
Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined.
Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic suicide 🧵: pic.twitter.com/aVoshCbSKK
But it goes deeper than numbers...
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
European talent is fleeing en masse.
I see most European entrepreneurs choosing between two paths:
• The US for higher salaries ($350k+ tech jobs)
• Southeast Asia for lower cost of living to build startups
Why? pic.twitter.com/tPXnG8Olkx
Because Europe made it impossible to win at home.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
Take Berlin's startup scene (where I used to live):
Founders are often viewed with suspicion. "Entrepreneur" = exploiter
I witnessed tech founders being called "capitalist parasites" at local meetups. pic.twitter.com/SkcIw0IvZ4
Meanwhile in places like Silicon Valley and NYC:
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
Founders are celebrated. Risk-taking is rewarded.
Failure is seen as education, not embarrassment.
To make matters even worse... pic.twitter.com/F0CvjKAzcR
Europeans are drowning in red tape:
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
• Employment laws making hiring/firing impossible
• Tax rates crushing small businesses
• Compliance costs killing innovation
To start a company in France takes 84 days
In America? 4 days. pic.twitter.com/2R545Irnh7
Even French president Emmanuel Macron admits it.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
When comparing Europe to the American and Chinese markets, he said: pic.twitter.com/1QWKRapf5a
The anti-innovation mindset is killing Europe.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
For example, when Elon Musk built Giga Berlin, Germans protested:
"No techno-colonialism"
Tesla almost cancelled the project due to regulatory hurdles and community opposition.
This happens daily with smaller companies too. pic.twitter.com/kR9GrIAWDV
The numbers are brutal:
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
• 90% of EU tech talent would move to US for right offer
• European tech salaries: 50% lower than US
• Startup funding: 5x higher in US
And Europe's few tech successes?
Most of them move to America:
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
• Spotify (now NYC-based)
• Klarna (major US operations)
• ARM (being acquired by NVIDIA)
The theme here is obvious: pic.twitter.com/ByYPSC99PZ
While Europe debates the ethics of AI...
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
America builds it.
While Europe regulates cryptocurrencies...
America innovates them.
While Europe protects old industries...
America creates new ones.
As a European, I unfortunately doubt it.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
The regulation addiction is too deep.
The anti-business culture too ingrained.
As one French friend/entrepreneur told me:
"I love Europe, but I can't build my future here. The system won't let me." pic.twitter.com/g2YaGnSQFr
This is why America keeps winning.
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
Not because Americans are smarter.
But because their system benefits those who build. pic.twitter.com/sVnk2XaQ5R
But beneath this beautiful diversity lies a common problem:
— Ole Lehmann (@itsolelehmann) January 13, 2025
Every European country shares the same anti-entrepreneurship mindset.
It doesn't matter if you're in Berlin, Paris, or Stockholm...
The system is designed to hold builders back. pic.twitter.com/L2DBLNUY8P
Brilliant thread @itsolelehmann.
— Thom Benny (@copyjitsu) January 13, 2025
The best wrap of the situation I've seen yet.
And @levelsio euacc merch the best expression of it. pic.twitter.com/3Fl2hBmpjd
There is a lot of exaggeration and half-truths in the post which overstate the difference between the EU and the US economies. For example, it fails to account for the significant impact of the UK leaving the EU since 2008, which automatically reduced the EU's GDP. In 2022, the…
— Stjepan (@sosojni) January 13, 2025
