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The Decade in Tech

Start Up Blog

The weird part is that USA and China both surveil their citizens, though the Chinese government isn’t making a secret of tracking their citizens, while the USA is pretending it’s about security when clearly it’s not. Why it mattered: An open and fair internet took a massive hit when Facebook bought Instagram.

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I Don’t Hate Crypto

Feld Thoughts

A few others said some versions of all governments are Ponzi schemes. I sold the FIL I got from investing in their SAFT as it vested (daily) and was amazed at how much money resulted. It’s like the Internet was in 1999 – ahead of its time. And I got a few that implied I hated crypto. I regularly hear to be patient.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

These might include, e.g., mitigating climate change, strengthening democracy, enforcing ethics in government, promoting national security, and protecting against information warfare. . For 2 years, I’ve been struggling to think what I can do to help make America functional again, in light of how broken our governance is.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

Our initial test market: We want to make America functional again by helping our users, such as major advocacy organizations and corporations, promote majoritarian-supported policies, e.g., mitigating climate change, strengthening democracy, enforcing ethics in government, promoting national security, and protecting against information warfare. .

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

Let me preface by saying I obviously have a vested interest in being wrong about tough times ahead but as the old saying goes, “hope for best, plan for the worst.”. And when you further strip out any employment created by government stimulus that is uncertain to continue going forward we know that the country is not creating enough jobs.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I despised every minute of it, which is why I decided to establish an internet business. I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. Instead of watching TV or trolling the internet I thought I'd try my hands at coding.

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Do It Right The First Time: Avoiding “Janitorial” Legal Work

Gust

There are countless related subjects, such as what type of entity to form and in what jurisdiction, how to handle equity compensation and vesting arrangements, determining titles and Board membership, and so on. What: The foundational corporate formation, governance, equity issuance and intellectual property assignment documents.

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