I think the situation is very similar in other new EU countries as well. There is enough talent but the lack of startup friendly business environment (VCs, market) is really discouraging.
So at this point teaming up with peers in NA is one of best options if you don't want to move abroad. I'm from Latvia and was a tech lead of startup which was founded this way and it worked fairly well for everybody.
A piece of advice - working for some international bigco can help you with contacts abroad, which may turn out useful once you feel ready to go startup.
So at this point teaming up with peers in NA is one of best options if you don't want to move abroad. I'm from Latvia and was a tech lead of startup which was founded this way and it worked fairly well for everybody.
A piece of advice - working for some international bigco can help you with contacts abroad, which may turn out useful once you feel ready to go startup.