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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford, we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society was grappling with. Team Neurosmart – Optimizing Performance of Special Operators.

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Rusty Tweed Explores How Sustainability is Impacting the Construction Industry

The Startup Magazine

According to the World Green Building Council (WGBC), the following findings support a case for green building: Lower operating cost – the construction of green buildings can help building owners and occupiers save money thanks to efficient energy and water usage. The other important social issue is the net tenant health and well-being.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. He made some mistakes on his immigration paperwork so he was forced to leave the country for 8 months. He was fortunate.

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Why Douglas Healy Believes Renewable Energy Companies Are Jumping the Gun

The Startup Magazine

People love it, and most governments around the world are pushing bold plans to gain compliance. If redundancy becomes a problem, it’s unclear what companies and governments would need to do to rectify the situation. California, which has the nation’s strictest energy laws, may not meet targets for pollution reduction.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

For the past 26 years, Majid has founded, led, turned-around and merged several companies in various industries, as well as providing consulting services to corporate executives in the areas of technology, governance, turn-around and strategy. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

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Canoo: The EV Startup That’s Proving the Doubters Wrong

ReadWriteStart

Canoo, an EV startup based in California that debuted its futuristic-looking electric van in 2021 , is having a hard time making ends meet. In spite of this, the federal government has kept doing business with the startup, saving it from certain doom. However, the outlook is not good.