David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

VC Cafe

JUNE 9, 2010

T he birth of the Israeli venture capital industry was supported by government programs like Yozma. The proposal will enable investors in startups to receive tax write-offs on investments for high-tech companies who spend at least 70% of their salaries in Israel. The Israeli High-Tech Support Plan.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Government Technology 88

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

My key takeaways from talking to roughly 40 institutional investors in the valley about investing to an European startup are: Traction cures all ills. How do you review documents in non-english languages, where structures can be quite different from what we are used to in the US? Read Venture Hacks ( [link] ).

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104