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How Federal Government Can Help Entrepreneurship

Feld Thoughts

Over the past few years, I’ve spent some time thinking about how the government can help entrepreneurship. It started with my role as the co-chairman of the Colorado Governors Innovation Council which was my first involvement in any formal way with any government initiative. Necessity will drive efficiency.

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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

The German government has taken a hands-off approach to regulation, and this has helped to foster a vibrant ecosystem of bitcoin businesses and users. This makes it an attractive option for investors, as they will not have to pay any taxes on their gains. Switzerland is another European country where bitcoin is popular.

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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

I presented to 1,000’s of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had 9 interviews, chatted with 8 VC’s, sat on 4 panels, talked policy with 2 government ministers, 2 members of parliament, 1 head of a public pension fund and was in 1 TV-documentary. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives.

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Startups Need To Be Skeptical Of Bank Funding Offers

Startup Professionals Musings

After a banking fiasco surfaced a decade or so ago, resulting in the failures of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, investment banks seem to most of us more like a place to avoid, rather than a place to entrust with the keys to our investment livelihood.

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Should An Entrepreneur Seek Out An Investment Bank?

Startup Professionals Musings

After a banking fiasco surfaced a decade or so ago, resulting in the failures of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, investment banks seem to most of us more like a place to avoid, rather than a place to entrust with the keys to our investment livelihood.

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Why Real-Estate Investing In Greece Is A Great Idea Now

YoungUpstarts

The new government of Greece made a bold move by removing VAT from real estate investments. And to prevent foreign investors from having cold feet to bring investment to Greece, the government removed VAT as a way of reassuring them. This move by the Greek government has made real-estate investing in Greece more desirable now.

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Property Investing 101

Start Up Blog

You can draw out profits (capital gain) from a property that has grown in value and not pay tax on it. Investors should choose between yield or capital growth when investing. Capital gains tax on selling is 50% lower if you’ve held the property for over 12 months. The key to investing is compound growth.