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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

David Buchan-Swanson (2017) joined this number as a software engineer). Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple. It’s not all startups! Jessie Hughes (2017) continues her work as a VR filmmaker.

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Public Policy Quarterly: October 2023

Angel Capital Association

Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies.

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Public Policy Quarterly Newsletter Issue 2

Angel Capital Association

This letter emphasizes how vital immigrants are the to the US economy, the startup ecosystem and the Angel community. It reinstates three business deductions that were cut in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This increases the write-off amount of a small business from the $1 million cap enacted in 2017 to $1.29