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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

This article will focus on the impact of hospitals in that equation, specifically those public health system owned and controlled by local Governments. [2]. Further into their lifecycle, though, they found themselves beholden to certain financial and governance handicaps. Hospital System Roots. Unions often cast an outsized presence.

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When A Startup Chooses IPO Most Founders Are Out

Startup Professionals Musings

With Sarbanes-Oxley, the CEO, CFO, and the Board of Directors are all assumed to have full knowledge of all government standards of compliance and reporting. Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. Increasing government regulations. Loss of control.

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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

With Sarbanes-Oxley, the CEO, CFO, and the Board of Directors are all assumed to have full knowledge of all government standards of compliance and reporting. Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. Increasing government regulations. Loss of control.

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Real Entrepreneurs Exit If Their Startup Goes Public

Startup Professionals Musings

With Sarbanes-Oxley, the CEO, CFO, and the Board of Directors are all assumed to have full knowledge of all government standards of compliance and reporting. Expensive new IT systems, consultants, and investment bankers are usually required. Increasing government regulations. Loss of control.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. He also didn’t believe in supporting the community and supporting local organizations through our skills. 6 – Investment Banker. It’s usually a process.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker. Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry. Why Minneapolis/St. Serendipity came to Minneapolis-St.

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Sawyer on Why Bilski Really Means That Software Companies Should Leave the US

Feld Thoughts

As I’ve written before, software patents amount to an innovation tax, transferring wealth from people who build things and make stuff to investment bankers, hedge funders, and, most of all, patent prosecutors and litigators. Move VC and seed investment in software abroad. At minimum, U.S.

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