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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

——— I’m getting ready to go overseas to teach , and I’ve spent the last week reviewing several countries’ ambitious attempts to kick-start entrepreneurship. In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion.

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Small business Congress-watch: Three Pending Bills and Why They Matter

crowdSPRING Blog

Maybe a quick call to your Representative with a simple message is due: Hey! Designed to encourage the formation and growth of small businesses, the EXCEL Act will make more capital available to small businesses and startups, increase employment, and give investors an opportunity to promote technology and innovation.