After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward

Most relevantly for the HN audience:

"The truth is that almost a quarter of American start-ups are not founded on brilliant new ideas, but on the desperation of men or women who can’t get a decent job. The majority of all American enterprises are solo ventures having zero payrolls, employing no one but the entrepreneur, and often quickly wasting away."

This is an interesting perspective that probably doesn't get much air in the tech startup world.