23.09.2023
Why English reporting on German and European TaxTech is important
At the beginning of this week it was broadly reported that 59% of German startups do not require German language skills. 54% even have English as their primary, company-wide language. Published on September 18th, 2023 by Bitkom e. V. these were one of the many insights from the newly released Startup-Report 2023.
In and of itself this might not seem as breaking news for anyone who has been working in a startup at some point in their lives. Because, the simple logical path goes as follows: Startups often deal with tech. Tech requires engineers. German engineers are rare, expensive or both. Thus, talent needs to be looked for abroad. The common world language - at least in the western hemisphere: English. Voilà.
For everyone outside of startups, of course, this might come more of a surprise. Hence the media echo.
For this blog though, it is not news itself but a welcoming chance to explain ourselves and offer you a glimpse into part of our cosmos:
As you have noticed, this blog is in English, the newsletter (Value Added Tech) is in English. Everything that we touch is in English. On the other hand, we cover not only European news but also more local, German news. It may be even the focus at this moment.
So, on first sight, reporting in English may not make much sense. But, if we put the recent news into context and think back about the logical path of why it is not news for everyone, we get closer to the headline's question.
German or European news in the local languages is not only important for those who speak the language but for everyone that works in that field - regardless of their origin and language skills.
We report in English because we not only want to include German tax experts, German product wizards and German engineers but we want to include everyone who works in the TaxTech sector - in Germany, in Europe and everywhere else.
A TaxTech product always requires teams to bring it to life and those teams are rarely homogeneous. Still, everyone should work with as much information as possible. In this case, with as much information about the German and European TaxTech sector as possible.
By reporting in English, we try to make this part of TaxTech more accessible. Enabling more informed teams. Leading to better products and a better TaxTech landscape in the long run.
Now, that is why you should share this article now with your closest TaxTech buddy who does not speak German. For glory and a better future ;-)
Or as an alternative you can start small and establish English in your TaxTech company - if needed and you have not already.
At the beginning of this week it was broadly reported that 59% of German startups do not require German language skills. 54% even have English as their primary, company-wide language. Published on September 18th, 2023 by Bitkom e. V. these were one of the many insights from the newly released Startup-Report 2023.
In and of itself this might not seem as breaking news for anyone who has been working in a startup at some point in their lives. Because, the simple logical path goes as follows: Startups often deal with tech. Tech requires engineers. German engineers are rare, expensive or both. Thus, talent needs to be looked for abroad. The common world language - at least in the western hemisphere: English. Voilà.
For everyone outside of startups, of course, this might come more of a surprise. Hence the media echo.
For this blog though, it is not news itself but a welcoming chance to explain ourselves and offer you a glimpse into part of our cosmos:
As you have noticed, this blog is in English, the newsletter (Value Added Tech) is in English. Everything that we touch is in English. On the other hand, we cover not only European news but also more local, German news. It may be even the focus at this moment.
So, on first sight, reporting in English may not make much sense. But, if we put the recent news into context and think back about the logical path of why it is not news for everyone, we get closer to the headline's question.
German or European news in the local languages is not only important for those who speak the language but for everyone that works in that field - regardless of their origin and language skills.
We report in English because we not only want to include German tax experts, German product wizards and German engineers but we want to include everyone who works in the TaxTech sector - in Germany, in Europe and everywhere else.
A TaxTech product always requires teams to bring it to life and those teams are rarely homogeneous. Still, everyone should work with as much information as possible. In this case, with as much information about the German and European TaxTech sector as possible.
By reporting in English, we try to make this part of TaxTech more accessible. Enabling more informed teams. Leading to better products and a better TaxTech landscape in the long run.
Now, that is why you should share this article now with your closest TaxTech buddy who does not speak German. For glory and a better future ;-)
Or as an alternative you can start small and establish English in your TaxTech company - if needed and you have not already.