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Founding a company in Germany: €9600, 152 days and I still can't send an invoice

515 pointsby earcartoday at 12:31 PM619 commentsview on HN

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ur-whaletoday at 2:57 PM

"Standard" German people have an deeply ingrained, culturally inflicted belief that administration is inherently a good thing, and that the more of it there is of it, the better the system functions.

Worse, when you try to gently and constructively engage them on the topic, their mind is so deeply dyed with the idea, that they either simply don't understand what you're talking about or when they do, refuse to engage because they find you so weird, it's a waste of time to discuss with you.

"Was nicht dokumentiert ist, ist nicht passiert". Yeah, right, except that "Alles erstickt im Papierkram" and nothing ever fucking happens.

RicoElectricotoday at 1:49 PM

I wonder what's the reason. Poland used to have horrible bureaucracy. You could argue this was due to lack of funds, or communist baggage. Yet, over the last decade digital administration has become a norm, rather than exception.

Germany doesn't have such excuses, yet there it is.

fakedangtoday at 2:00 PM

Honestly why go through all these hoops? Is the Wyoming LLC + Wise account route shut off for most Europeans?

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Fokamultoday at 1:41 PM

So question is, why are you starting company in Germany, this is EU, start in better country.

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bcjdjsndontoday at 1:33 PM

You're discovering the global financial system is primarily for the rich, and not wage slaves like us. Free to those who can afford it

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