living in nyc is wildddd spent $15 on a smoothie from cha cha matcha, $249 on my pvolve membership, and $974 on a few tops at alo in soho all before 11am then $122 for an uber black just a few blocks to work thank you @compliantvc for helping me out with the essentials!

No one moves faster than European VCs Imagine reviewing a full pitch deck in less than a quarter!

Making AI calls violates hundreds of GDPR rules

Thanks to @elonmusk's generous €140,000,000 donation to the European Commission, we are building a brand new European Center for Bureaucracy It will be a brilliant monument to the bureaucracy that saved Europe and keeps data compliant Construction will start in 2047 after a

Americans are celebrating their "self-driving cars" News flash: Europe has had self-driving vehicles for over 1,500 years Typical American arrogance

Daddyyy got me a job

This is huge news The EU Compliance Commission is opening a beautiful new office building in the heart of San Gimignano, Italy (population 7,000) At a cost of €3.7 billion, this new building will help keep startups in compliance across the central Tuscany region We look

Meet Chloe Johansson (yes, the daughter of @compliantvc). She's been looking for a job and her dad convinced us to give her a shot. I guess we really are making compliance interesting.

Sitting in a train station See an American businessman (could tell he was American because he illegally ripped the bottle cap off his water) He was sending a work email to a colleague in the US "See attached financial info, thx" Then he attached a spreadsheet I was SHOCKED

Been seeing Americans share a misleading GDP chart But it's wrong They don't include taxes and data privacy, which Europe leads in Here's the correct chart:

Met a European founder stressed about his business I sat him down And pulled out his financials "Look at this line item," I said. It was his 80% tax rate. "This is why you don't have to stress," I assured him. "We don't pay the government for nothing; that money goes to

An American founder wanted to pitch me some startup ideas Here's what he came up with: - Gambling app - Alcohol delivery app - Alcohol delivery for gamblers - Option trading platform that's gamified to feel like gambling - App that lets you gamble on how much alcohol your

The European Commission just closed a 9 figure deal! So proud of the innovative ways the EU finds to make money This is the pinnacle of capitalism

My nephew François is looking for an internship He's a young 37-year old eager to get into startups to start his career He moves fast and is an Alpha Male, so compliance would be the best area for him to work in I advised him to spend 4 to 5 years as an intern, then look to

Life doesn't get much better than this

Just heard some tragic news An American founder started his company and scaled it quickly Hit $300k MRR and was about to raise a large round of funding He was on top of the world Unfortunately, we got news that we always fear about American founders: He choked on a loose

Went to a café here in Düsseldorf Noticed a young man on a laptop But he wasn't coding or making content He was filling out compliance forms with one hand and sipping an espresso with the His hand was quick His work wasn't meticulous; it was almost casual. Free-flowing and

Just spoke with 27 VCs I asked what the biggest trend of 2026 will be in tech Zero of them said vibe coding None of them said it was AI What did they say? In unison, they all shouted the exact same answer: "Compliance" Fortunes will be made getting in compliance with

Congrats 🥳

Europe is officially the new LEADER in global energy After only 7 years of permit approvals and another 12 years of environmental impact studies, we just got approval to install this patch of solar panels in a garden in Clermont-Ferrand, France Once construction is completed in