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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax. Part 1 can be found here.

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Support Startups for Net Neutrality

Feld Thoughts

The new leader of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Chairman Ajit Pai, has said he wants to roll back existing net neutrality rules that prevent big cable companies from discriminating against online companies and services. Ten zillion words have been written about Net Neutrality. Congress is lining up behind him.

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The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Small business grants. Angel investors. Venture capital. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

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Digital Nomad Visa: Where to find the highest average salary?

Transformify

Let's take a look at the ten countries with the highest net income per capita , and the types of jobs that tend to pay the most in each destination. Plus, the government provides lots of retraining and education services to help unemployed people get back into work as soon as possible.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. That means the established firms created no new net jobs during that period. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Irony, hey?).

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When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name

Startup Professionals Musings

Ham established a relationship with the Cameroon government and did the work to route the traffic his way. First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools , or other lookup functions available on the net. The difference is that hardly any.cm He is now on a campaign to win Colombia (.co), co), Oman (.om), om), Niger (.ne),

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Most Startups Get No Professional Investor Cash

Startup Professionals Musings

This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Small business grants. Angel investors. Venture capital. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.