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McLaren Strategic Ventures Sajan Pillai Discusses the Top Five Trends for Advancing Global Technology in 2022 

The Startup Magazine

Heralding a new era of digital transformation, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are being infused exponentially into the world around us. Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats.

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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax. Thanks to Kristo Ovaska and team for the fabulous logistics!)

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). &# A: Yes. Bad behavior but prevalent.

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How to split startup equity between startup founders when starting a new business

The Startup Magazine

How you split founder startup equity can be even harder for a tech startup due to different roles and contributions from the founders. If you distribute options, no tax is due at the time of receipt. To keep things simple, we’re skipping over possible capital gains taxes. .

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Remote Tax Prep vs. Traditional Tax Services: Which One is Right for You?

The Startup Magazine

Even if you have unique sources of income, such as dividends or capital gains from selling assets, a CPA can guide you correctly. Key Considerations for Choosing Your Tax Preparation Method Consider the complexity of your tax situation, your comfort with technology, and privacy concerns when choosing your tax preparation method!

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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

This is due to a number of factors, including the continent’s status as a financial hub, its regulatory environment, and its history of embracing new technologies. The Swiss city of Zug has been dubbed the “Crypto Valley” due to the large number of cryptocurrency and blockchain startups that are based there.

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How Federal Government Can Help Entrepreneurship

Feld Thoughts

Make it simple – eliminate capital gains if an individual (who is an accredited investor) invests equity (i.e. The federal government has been a historically successful investor in innovation and the creation of new technologies, often through funding university research.