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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

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It will also lead to a massive expansion of government, whose only function will be to try to interpret and unravel an impossibly complex set of new tax rules. This bill will NOT affect our company. It will not cause us to raise prices or lay off people, or relocate out of state. Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5,

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

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In his 2005 book, The World Is Flat , Thomas Friedman recognizes that the Internet has the ability to create a “level playing field” for all participants, and one where geographic distances become less relevant. Launched in 2005, Etsy is a leading marketplaces for the exchange of vintage and handmade items. annual GMV.

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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

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Silicon Valleydominates, then Boston, then Seattle, Austin, Denver, and New York. It could mean an operating system, or aprogramming language, or a "framework" built on top of a programminglanguage. If VCs fund you, theyre not going to let you just put the moneyin the bank and keep operating as two guys living on ramen.

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How to Fund a Startup

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November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. Most startups operate close to themargin of failure, and the distraction of having to deal with clientscould be enough to put you over the edge. And we think its better if startups operate out of their ownpremises, however crappy, than the offices of their investors.