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@dougall @AnneBoden Mine wasn’t dissimilar, which, like you, makes us more the exception. We got lucky and received scholarships; I’d expect many more people would consider startups if they were given the same chances as well.

@dougall @AnneBoden Anne was in finance for ~30 yrs, ending at the top/exec at a bank before making the leap. A great achievement, but I'm sure she wouldn't call herself working-class when she started Starling.

@t_blom Fair enough, and true, economic success begets economic success; as GB experienced prior to the US taking over. I'll be sure to sing Rule Britannia! the next time we meet as a reminder 😎

I'm suggesting that economics, not culture, is the primary driver behind the difference. The US has roughly 5x the population of the UK but deploys nearly 20x more capital into startups (effectivly 4x more). If any country suddenly deployed 4x more capital, it would naturally see more startups. Despite the higher student debt and weaker safety net in the US, startups are disproportionately founded by those from high-income backgrounds—7 out of 10 (so no student debt concerns). It's the financially able, not the average debt-straddled student, who typically can even consider starting a company — again economics, not culture.