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10 Ways close the Coronavirus budget gap in New York

This is going to be BIG.

That would save us money on incarceration on top of a windfall tax on sales. firms are on the hook a sales tax when they sell you a stock—only it gets 100% refunded to them. Closing the carried interest tax loophole is something Trump said he was going to do when he campaigned. Sports gambling is another easy one.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. If you can just be friendly enough and get your users to party with you, the rest is really easy. Enjoyed this post? Prerequisites.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

Being tenacious without the mental flexibility to pivot based on market feedback is a disaster. They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. I didn’t negotiate hard on carried interest. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year.

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Why Internal Ventures are Different from External Startups

Steve Blank

The good news is that corporations have access to resources and capabilities that most startups can only dream of , whether it is free cash flow, a strong brand, a vibrant supply chain, strong distribution, a skilled sales force, and so on. So XTV won in the market, but lost inside the corporation.

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What’s the Difference? Venture Capitalist vs. Angel Investor

The Startup Magazine

An article in Forbes explains that a venture capital firm makes its money through management fees (a percentage of the amount of capital that they have under management) and carried interest (a percentage of the profits of the business). Investor Involvement. Choosing the Right Type of Investor.

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Seed Investments in Insurrection

This is going to be BIG.

Similarly, I just got a pitch for a startup providing telehealth access that specialized in allergies—which I was pretty excited about until they told me that pharmaceutical companies were fronting the cost of their marketing.

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5 Signs You Need to Create Your Startup Sponsorship Program

Women Entrepreneurs Can

How can you market on a shoestring budget? How will you reach your target market? Scaling will increase the cost it takes to do business and it often does it before you’re able to generate additional revenue in the traditional way your company acquires sales. Driving sponsorships for your startup is a numbers game.