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

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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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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. There's been a real sense of community built in the company that I think has been helpful in getting everybody through. Eric Ries : Celine, how about you?

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Why Gateway Accelerate Is A Great Choice For International Entrepreneurs

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Missouri is our fourth state to go live following Massachusetts, Colorado, and Alaska. Louis has a great startup scene and a vibrant business community. New York has a similar program, so let’s count them as five, even though they aren’t formally part of the Global EIR coalition.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. But at this point, our government is so backward, dysfunctional and unresponsive that it’s not even on the agenda. Then the government says ‘hey, great news! The poverty line is $12,490 a year./

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." For example, Santa Clara had a community-spread case early in March.