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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

This is due to a number of factors, including the continent’s status as a financial hub, its regulatory environment, and its history of embracing new technologies. 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.

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

Steve Blank

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax.

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Startups Need To Be Skeptical Of Bank Funding Offers

Startup Professionals Musings

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), despite recent failures, actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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Should An Entrepreneur Seek Out An Investment Bank?

Startup Professionals Musings

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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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.

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Artur Hochberg of Malta On Why the Country is Great for Startups

The Startup Magazine

In 2018, Malta has been proclaimed “Blockchain Island” The Maltese government is always looking to cash in on new economic trends. In 2018, the country enacted the first proper regulatory framework for DLT technologies. The Maltese Government supports startups. This support is not just a nominal one either.

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