I'm currently in the process of setting up a web start-up in Germany. I therefore know it from my own experience that - especially from a legal perspective - there are big differences between setting up a start-up in the US or in Germany. And trust me, this how-to list is not 1-to-1 applicable to how it's done in Germany.
There has been coverage about German business clones of successful US start-ups. Also there have been complaints that some start-ups "don't think big" and expand their market coverage only in regional boundaries (airbnb vs. wimdu/9flats). Probably they would do better overseas if from early on such lists wouldn't be so focused.
There has been coverage about German business clones of successful US start-ups. Also there have been complaints that some start-ups "don't think big" and expand their market coverage only in regional boundaries (airbnb vs. wimdu/9flats). Probably they would do better overseas if from early on such lists wouldn't be so focused.