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Small business Congress-watch: Three Pending Bills and Why They Matter

crowdSPRING Blog

I have written occasionally about legislation in Congress and how it impacts small businesses and startups, and three proposed laws have recently caught my attention. These changes are critical to small business and startups, and it is time for the politicians to make it happen. Small business Congress-watch: new laws and your company.

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

Not understanding and agreeing what “Entrepreneur&# and “Startup” mean can sink an entire country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Six Types of Startups – Pick One. Lifestyle Startups: Work to Live their Passion. Small Business Startups: Work to Feed the Family. Scalable Startups : Born to Be Big. There are 5.7

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

These IPOs meant that technology companies didn’t have to get acquired to raise money or get their founders and investors liquid. Interestingly enough, Fred Terman, Dean of Stanford Engineering was tied to all three companies.