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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

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

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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. The venture capital firm that bears his name. But let me try. He says – out loud apparently.

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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.”