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Getting Robbed at the Bank, Part II

Growthink Blog

And when asset values go up, when purchase and sales transactions occur that result in huge capital gains, when people are working and earning good wages, Tax Receipts increase too. And, in turn, the National Credit Rating improves.

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French Tax Law for Start-ups: Ringing the Alarm Bell

Cracking the Code

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%. So why twelve years?

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Convertible Debt: Worst Form Of Seed Financing — Except For All The Others

Gust

There are some other nuances, but those are the primary differences introduced with the concept of convertible equity.

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Time For "A Millionare's Pledge"?

Seeing Both Sides

So if you make $200,000, that's $10,000 in incremental savings that you would direct to charity in 2011 and 2012 (and perhaps beyond!). I know it's not nearly that simple with capital gains changes, estate changes, deductions, etc. But let's keep it simple to make it easy for everyone. .

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How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm

David Teten

While both the average founder and the average senior partner own 21 percent of their management firm, only the former takes home an equivalent portion of the firm’s carried interest the capital gains investors share with management companies. Union Square Ventures ( [link] ).

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Startup = Growth

paulgraham.com

September 2012 A startup is a company designed to grow fast. Growth is why VCs want to invest in startups: not just because the returns are high but also because generating returns from capital gains is easier to manage than generating returns from dividends. Being newly founded does not in itself make a company a startup.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Friday, August 31st, 2012. Additionally, Convertible Equity is “equity” that may have a lower capital gains tax benefit for investors, since it is likely classified as “qualified small business stock”. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. © 2012 AOL Inc. Disrupt SF. View Staff Page. Crunch Daily.

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