Jan Goetz, CEO of IQM, stated during a roadshow that US investors understood the timeline for constructing quantum computers better than European investors. ^[1] Quantum error correction is crucial for protecting quantum information against decoherence, but traditional codes like the surface code require substantial overhead. ^[2] The authors propose a novel objective function for tailoring error correction codes to specific noise structures by maximizing the distinguishability between quantum states after a noise channel. ^[3] European deeptech founders are generally instructed to raise funds slowly in individual rounds because investors assume constructing a quantum computer takes longer than most funds can last. ^[4] US investors demonstrated a different perspective by understanding that the construction of a quantum computer could be completed faster than the traditional European expectation. ^[5] The approach is implemented using variational techniques, termed variational quantum error correction (VarQEC). ^[6] The proposed approach yields codes with desirable theoretical and practical properties and outperforms standard codes in various scenarios. ^[7] The article highlights a strategic divergence where US capital may be more aligned with the actual development speeds of quantum hardware compared to European funding strategies. ^[8]