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The New Business Preservation Act and the Tradition of U.S. Federal Government Support for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Ian Hathaway

As venture capitalist and economic historian Bill Janeway remarked : “… the federal government funded construction of a platform on which entrepreneurs and venture capitalists could dance.” Innovation and entrepreneurship policy experts view the expansion of this program as a key lever for improving economic growth.

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Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

Both Sides of the Table

In this article about Tom Perkins in the WSJ you would have had a clue before his recent letter. ” This in response to his 5,500 2-bed penthouse in San Francisco where his construction budget alone was $9 million. It’s not just a matter of fairness or morality it’s a matter of good economics. But let me try.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Infrastructure investors are typically much more reticent to provide capital before projects are construction-ready.”