Patrick Collison on Compute and Entrepreneurship in Europe

Notes

Onward compute.

Bar chart of data centre capacity by country in gigawatts with the United States far ahead of China and European nations

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Some data we recently assembled on entrepreneurship/compute in Europe: eudata.vercel.app.

We hope that one of the useful roles that Stripe can play is in collecting and publishing empirical data pertaining to entrepreneurship and industry in Europe. There's growing appetite to get Europe on a better footing, and cross-sectional comparisons can often shine light on where opportunities lie. If you're interested in this kind of thing, we publish more at stripeeconomics.substack.com.

Dot chart of how founders rate dealing with government, from Switzerland 8.2 and the US 7.6 down to Spain 3.3
Bar chart of founders who would incorporate in the same country again, led by the US at 85% and Spain lowest at 25%
Line chart of monthly payment volume of AI businesses on Stripe, with the US soaring from 2023 to 2026 while the EU stays flat
Bar chart of data centre capacity by country in gigawatts with the US above 100 including pipeline additions
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