What are you talking about? That's the complete opposite of what happens.
Nordic startups that focus too much on their local market die. The whole point of startups is to SCALE. This cannot be when the country you live in has less population than greater LA.
What actually happens is that the startups here are "Global-first". They immedietly start talking about branching overseas and meeting with investors that can help them do so.
It's actually the SV startups that can huddle in their bubble for years of time, before doing an easy US wide launch, that already is a huge market.
Nordic startups that focus too much on their local market die. The whole point of startups is to SCALE. This cannot be when the country you live in has less population than greater LA.
What actually happens is that the startups here are "Global-first". They immedietly start talking about branching overseas and meeting with investors that can help them do so.
It's actually the SV startups that can huddle in their bubble for years of time, before doing an easy US wide launch, that already is a huge market.