Come on, don't be a drama queen, as a european citizen how can you be trapped? You can go work anywhere in Europe without visa.
I'm in France and we're not well renowned for our startup scene, but you can still find something interesting if you look hard enough and build your skillset, either through more boring jobs or the open source "scene".
And if tomorrow I can't find any appealing job in France I'll just move to Germany, the UK or wherever.
The only thing that's stopping you is your fears, your skills and/or your ambitions.
I wish you the best of luck but please try to get a little perspective, there are millions of people who are trapped right now in countries at war.
And without looking for war-torn countries, us people in the IT crowd have it really easy in the job market compared to... well almost anybody else these days in Europe really, possibly with the exception of traders.
I really don't want to be harsh on the OP, but his EU citizenship means he can easily move to another European country without problems. You want to talk trapped? Try being born in an Islamic country.
You are all extremely superficial. Being "potentially" able to do something, doesn't mean that you can actually do it or that you'll improve your situation by doing it.
I appreciate your comment and yes, maybe, I was too dramatic. But it feels like it. I know I am an EU citizen and so on that's why I asked for advices and I got what I asked for. This community is wonderful, I love HN because there is always someone who can help.
Peldi actually lived in the US for a while, where he built up some savings prior to launching. He also incorporated Balsamiq as an LLC before doing the Italian equivalent (which is way more expensive and bureaucratic).
I'm in France and we're not well renowned for our startup scene, but you can still find something interesting if you look hard enough and build your skillset, either through more boring jobs or the open source "scene".
And if tomorrow I can't find any appealing job in France I'll just move to Germany, the UK or wherever.
The only thing that's stopping you is your fears, your skills and/or your ambitions.
I wish you the best of luck but please try to get a little perspective, there are millions of people who are trapped right now in countries at war.
And without looking for war-torn countries, us people in the IT crowd have it really easy in the job market compared to... well almost anybody else these days in Europe really, possibly with the exception of traders.