Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Turns out my network (of politicos and do-gooders) is not one of accredited tech investors (meaning they meet income and net wealth thresholds and choose to make investments at all, and specifically in startups). I see consumer markets harnessed to wag the dog of public sector employers (government, military) and then the private sector.

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Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Cash distributions are what matter at the end of the day, bug big paper gains still make for good fundraising pitches. One response from the LP community might be to demand commitments from new funds that prohibit inside-led rounds and cross-fund investing. If you over-fund the industry, aggregate returns fall.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? This is Out Of the Crisis. What are institutions for? Can we build better ones? Do we need more regulation in this area or less?

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. Web access is seen by the government as an ‘economic development investment’, not a political football. The government is using the shift to technology economies as their chance to reinvent.

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Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123