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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

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I grew up on a family potato farm in SE Idaho and I have a PhD in Engineering from Stanford (also known as The Farm). That is because we do not sell, or use, anything other than “canned” software, for which we collect and remit appropriate sales taxes. So I feel I have pretty good mix of horse sense and formal education.

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10 Classic Business Naming Mistakes

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If you don’t believe me, first search cameras for sale and then look at cameras.com (no offense intended to the current owners of cameras.com, who aren’t the same entrepreneurs I knew back then). Did anybody else notice when Disney had to completely redo its future themes because the year 2000 came and went? Misspellings.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. Businesses For Sale |. Businesses For Sale |. Businesses For Sale |. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010.

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

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Bates: Josh, it reminds me of when I was doing web sites back in the day in 2000 and 1998 and instead of going and being able to buy a shopping cart you had to code the shopping cart from scratch. We’re building a True SaaS company in Boise, Idaho, not in Silicon Valley or not in New York. Bates: You know Josh—. It’s weird.