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Reversing Unintended Consequences From Regulation is Critical to Restoring Small Company IPO’s

Pascal's View

economy: “… Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs, Eliot-Spitzer’s stock analyst settlement and the economic downturn have created an historic drought in venture-backed companies going public. . It boggles the mind that Washington would enact new policies sure to prolong this (IPO) drought and strike at the heart of American innovation.”

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

The goals of a venture capitalist are to maximize the return on investments that pan out and minimize the costs of investments that will not. There’s a missing myth #0: “If my company is successful and I’m making a good salary and my equity is worth millions, I will be happy.&# However, it could be more complete.

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Outraged by Executive Compensation? Put Entrepreneurs In Charge.

Seeing Both Sides

  The iconic moment of the 1991/1992 recession was then President George Bush looking bewildered at the supermarket checkout line during the 1992 “It’s the Economy, Stupid” presidential campaign. Every time there’s an economic downturn, the spotlight shines on the super-rich and their out-of-touch lifestyles.