Asparouhov: Western Europe is in societal collapse from socialism and regulation
Delian Asparouhov · Delian Asparouhov: Inside the Walls of Founders Fund: What the World Does Not See | E1183 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jul 29, 2024 · at 3:57
Delian Asparouhov is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder of Varda Space Industries. He contrasts Western Europe's regulatory environment with Eastern Europe's capitalist momentum.
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“When you look at United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, et cetera, they're all just like completely, you know, sort of falling into societal collapse all for, you know, sort of slightly different reasons, but it comes down to a complete lack of, you know, sort of nationalism falling into basically like, you know, sort of socialist states, constant, you know, sort of regulation versus if you look at sort of the Bulgaria, Romania, Poland sort of corridor, all of those countries still believe in capitalism because they, you know, still feel the, you know, dreads of the fall of the Soviet Union.”
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