Global Technology Competitiveness

The European Comeback

Forthcoming

Why Europe Fell Behind - And How it Can Win the Next Technology Race

Europe has produced world-class engineers, scientists and industrial companies, yet over the past four decades it has repeatedly failed to build global technology leaders across many of the most important technology waves.

Drawing on nearly thirty years of experience across Silicon Valley, China/Hong Kong and Europe/Switzerland, The European Comeback examines why this happened - and, more importantly, what Europe must do differently to become globally competitive again.

Rather than focusing on diagnosis alone, the book presents a practical blueprint for governments, universities, startups, investors and established companies to strengthen Europe's position in the age of artificial intelligence.

Currently in development

The Innovation Gap

Europe vs. Silicon Valley in the Race for the Future

Why has Silicon Valley repeatedly produced the world's leading technology companies while Europe has struggled to capture major technology waves?

This short book is a summary of 10 blog posts I wrote for High-Tech Connect, exploring the persistent misconceptions I’ve encountered since returning to Europe/Switzerland after my time in Silicon Valley. These misunderstandings, often deeply rooted, are holding Europe back from achieving its full potential in the global tech race. It’s not about copying Silicon Valley, but about recognizing and applying proven strategies and habits that fuel any high-tech innovation cluster.

Understanding these crucial elements could be the difference between large-scale success and merely landing a few surprise winners. While China has emerged as the only real competitor to Silicon Valley, Europe has largely lost its capacity - and financial means - to keep pace, as we now see in the race for AI dominance.
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With a foreword by Andy von Bechtolsheim, Silicon Valley legend and Google's first investor.

The Decision Layer

AI • Technology • Power • Civilization

A techno-thriller exploring artificial intelligence, geopolitics, technological power and the future of human decision-making.

As increasingly capable AI systems influence decisions across business, government and society, the novel asks a central question: who should control the decision layer?

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.

Many of the ideas, technologies, settings and events in this novel are inspired by real developments, real conversations and real people encountered throughout the author's career in the global technology industry. The characters and story are fictional, but the questions they face are becoming increasingly real.

The Decision Layer is the first book in a planned trilogy. The Human Layer and The Physical Layer are currently in development.