You won't be too far from what I expect will be the startup location of the next decade: Bratislava, Slovakia.
Why?
-- Pro government business.
-- Massive investment in infrastructure from european businesses moving manufacturing there
-- highly educated and motivated workforce
-- low costs
-- relatively centrally located, and close to Austria, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland banking centers.
-- Low tax rates and regulation rates.
I'm sure some of the other eastern european countries are contenders, and might be better... but innovation is going to start concentrating in eastern europe, as they join the EU, the entrepreneurs will move to get less burdensome regulation while staying in the EU.
The US will probably retain some advantages, but we're making it harder and harder for people to come to the US to live and work.
Why?
-- Pro government business.
-- Massive investment in infrastructure from european businesses moving manufacturing there
-- highly educated and motivated workforce
-- low costs
-- relatively centrally located, and close to Austria, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland banking centers.
-- Low tax rates and regulation rates.
I'm sure some of the other eastern european countries are contenders, and might be better... but innovation is going to start concentrating in eastern europe, as they join the EU, the entrepreneurs will move to get less burdensome regulation while staying in the EU.
The US will probably retain some advantages, but we're making it harder and harder for people to come to the US to live and work.