Seeing Both Sides

MAY 31, 2010

I read the article in The New York Times on the carried interest debate and was shocked to see my name and a reference to me that read: " As the Senate Democrats sent signs that they were open to a tax increase, investors and their lobbyists mobilized quickly, warning that the proposal could stifle investments that create jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Having street smarts with no inspirational ability to build teams can yield a great small business but will be difficult to scale into a large VC-backed business. I didn’t negotiate hard on carried interest. Being tenacious without the mental flexibility to pivot based on market feedback is a disaster.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

An article in Forbes explains that a venture capital firm makes its money through management fees (a percentage of the amount of capital that they have under management) and carried interest (a percentage of the profits of the business). Small business loans and crowdfunding will also finance a start-up business.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 13, 2009

The budget proposal is wide ranging, and includes, for example, proposed changes with respect to the taxation of “carried interests&# in partnerships, as well as sweeping reform of the international tax area. If enacted, this would significantly enhance the tax incentives currently available for qualified small business stock.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Act in 1958 guaranteed that for every dollar a bank or financial institution invested in a new company, the U.S. But the biggest innovation was the “carried interest” (called the “carry”.) into believing it was behind the Soviet Union in innovation.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 30, 2023

Through my years at Google and YouTube I heard from lots of people about how much they loved our software but when something went wrong (locked out of an account, wrong information on their business listing, confusion around advertising) they went down a rabbit hole trying to get an answer from our company.

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