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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. the government is painfully learning how to reorient its requirements and acquisition process to buy these commercial, off-the-shelf technologies. TSMC will build a fab in Arizona , but it will represent only 2% of its capacity. In the U.S., What are U.S.

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Startups Need the Eight P’s for Successful Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

A Main Street member typically joins the board of directors and actively participates in corporate governance and as an advisor to management. Bockerstette, now living in Phoenix, Arizona, an active investor, business advisor, and a founding member of the Main Street Venture Fund. Partnership.

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March 3-6, Birmingham, AL: Alternative Investing Conference

David Teten

This conference is an evolution of the Alternative Investment Roundup that the executives at SSBC designed, developed and ran each February in Arizona from 1997 through 2008. Each year the Arizona event attracted more than 130 Institutional Investors representing over $2 Trillion in investable assets.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Location: Pillsbury Winthrop, 1540 Broadway, New York at 45th Street.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

Up and Running

Follow internet business tax laws to stay compliant with applicable government agencies, like the IRS and your state. Basically, your business is the middle-man between consumers and the government. Let’s say your home office is in Phoenix, Arizona. You have a buyer in Tucson, Arizona. As the owner of a U.S.-based

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Seven Ways Universities Can Help All Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t look here for venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage government grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. For example, I live in the Phoenix area, home of Arizona State University.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. His description: “We announced a new $500 million fund in Q1 of 2019, in our 10th year.

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