Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

Yes, income inequality exists and yes it’s a natural consequence of capitalism and other forms of government are decidedly worse than capitalism because they inefficiently create and allocate resources. VCs also get capital gains tax rates on “carried interest,” which is what irritates the masses.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 30, 2023

And that’s why I’m challenging our government to regulate them. Besides my random power fantasies, this post was prompted by a discussion with a very smart marketing and comms exec in the wake of the SVB bank run. But they won’t help us navigate through this new world they’re creating. They want DMCA safe harbor? They want Section 230?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. government would invest three (up to $300,000.) And for the first time, private companies like Continental Capital, Pitch Johnson & Bill Draper and Sutter Hill were formed to take advantage of the government largesse from the SBA.

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VC Adventure

MAY 19, 2010

My partner Jason has an impassioned post up about the carried interest debate currently taking place in Congress. While I wouldn’t say that I’m a “fan” of government, I’ve always been of the mind that some level of government safety-net is appropriate. Obviously this issue is important to me and to all VCs.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

At Risk – Usually starts with a firm beginning to see challenges in large portions of its portfolio, or in keeping the partnership together, or in the viability of the firm’s core strategy as broader markets start to shift (e.g. there’s a heck of a lot fewer pure-play cleantech VCs today than 5 years ago).

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

How can you market on a shoestring budget? How will you reach your target market? VCs tend to gain most of their returns through carried interest- a percentage received as compensation from the profits of a hedge fund or private equity. Kristen Bowie is a marketing leader, forging the path with data-driven decisions.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 29, 2020

It is estimated that eliminating this tax would erase the entire budget deficit, and also cut down on high frequency trading, which can impact volatility in the market. Closing the carried interest tax loophole is something Trump said he was going to do when he campaigned. Fred Wilson agrees.

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