Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2020

It’s a national effort, led by Craig Montuori, that is modeled after an extremely successful program in Massachusetts, led by William Brah at the University of Massachusetts. The results in Massachusetts have been extraordinary. The roadmap for starting a company on a visa is now well defined.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

Starting in 2005 with 300 attendees from a variety of backgrounds (research, academia and entrepreneurs), this past conference had 1200 attendees from large enterprises, government and a lot more startups and entrepreneurs. The US and UK government publish their data on the web as Linked Data. Duplication is Evil: Drupal to the Rescue.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

It was a call to arms for all who want Massachusetts to remain a competitive environment for entrepreneurs to build ventures that change the world. And many of them view the local government as an irrelevant factor in their business. What can be done to bridge the civic divide between government and tech?

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Andrew Payne

JANUARY 30, 2013

United States Attorney for Massachusetts. The use of Secret Service resources, the home search warrant, the discovery refusal to provide raw hard drive images, the superseding indictment, and the reported plea negotiations & constraints; these all signal that Swartz’s acts were extremely serious, worthy of government resources.

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United States Massachusetts Warrant Technical Review 72

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

As local governments work to transform their regulatory environments into ones that promote and nurture the establishment and growth of small businesses, it’s becoming easier to measure and rank their efforts. Boston, Massachusetts. Note: These are selections based on my personal opinion. See Also: How to Choose a Business Location.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Massachusetts needs money. But Massachusetts looked at its burgeoning technology sector and thought that it could squeeze at least $160 million a year out the Commonwealth’s startups and established technology firms for funding of a transportation bill. So, the Massachusetts “Tech Tax” was born.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2012

Big Government - or Small Business? There are, of course, those who say SEA won’t work, that it’s just another “big government” program. Gerber counters that argument this way: “Government can’t cure all woes. But there are certain things the government can do, like remove barriers." The results?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2020

In Texas, workers’ compensation insurance is optional unless the business is a construction company on contract for the government. These include Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah. The Size of Your Business Might Matter.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

At the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we use the term “across the river” to refer to the Harvard Business School, which sits across the Charles River in the town of Allston. The same goes for expressions.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I asked her to stop wasting her time on producers in countries that do not have any focus on carbon footprint optimization, and instead look for countries and states with governments that have incentives and programs to encourage producers to optimize their carbon footprint. Hard ROI is essential to get dollars flowing. DealCurrent.com.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 18, 2013

Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard which found a correlation between high levels of government debt and low or negative economic growth. This paper was important because it underpinned the austerity policies adopted by many governments around the world since the financial crash – not least here in the UK.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2013

Teachers, medical professionals, government employees, and many, many more provide essential services without which our lives would be very different. Todd Patkin grew up in Needham, Massachusetts. Lastly, we can all thank the individuals who, in large or small ways, make our own corners of America a great place to live.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

One or two companies existed which at the time were described as startups, but in reality were government-backed small companies attempting, and ultimately failing, to execute business plans. I left the UK joining a newly formed startup, Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as one of the founding scientists.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2015

Last year Jeff and a bunch of his friends in Massachusetts created the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur in Residence pilot program. So when I started seeing what Jeff was doing in Massachusetts, I started working on a similar approach in Colorado with Craig Montuori, and Chris Nicholson of Venture Politics.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Statistics have been vital to the way our governments have provided their citizens with information on the pandemic. They make the rules that govern everything we do day to day. It may come as no surprise that the most common employer of statistics students is usually the government. Massachusetts, Boston. New Jersey.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 9, 2020

He’s been foundational at MIT around all of their creative writing endeavors and is currently Professor of the Practice of the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Lightman is an astrophysicist, novelist, essayist, and educator.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Warren is seeking to be the new Senator in the State of Massachusetts. The video and quotes from it are “going viral” — I’ve seen at least 4 re-postings on Facebook, and numerous tweets. I wish her well, she’s a very intelligent woman [.].

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

No investment is possible without that validation, whether it is government grants (and there is quite a bit of that available for clean energy projects) or angel or venture capital. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2015

While there has periodically been improvement on the margins on the issue, I think our federal government has broadly failed us on this front. Government cu boulder eir silicon flatirons Startup Visa' I’ve been working on the Startup Visa since I first wrote about it on 9/10/2009 in my post The Founders Visa Movement.

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Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 7, 2008

What they haven't fully yet processed is that we are in the midst of the greatest wave of government intervention in business since the New Deal. I moderated a very timely panel yesterday at the MIT VC Conference on the new role of government in business in general, and entrepreneurship in particular.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 11, 2011

A very well-known buyer from a wonderful boutique in Nantucket, Massachusetts came by and said our booth was the most beautiful in the whole show and that we stuck out like a sore thumb. I will always remember that my partner and I did a trade show – our very first one – in New York and were very much out of our element.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Rhode Island South Carolina Delaware Arkansas 110

Up and Running

JULY 30, 2018

Dealer bonds are financial guarantee agreements that guarantee that dealers will comply with the state laws that govern the sale of cars. They are a form of protection for consumers and the state government and offer compensation in cases in which dealers violate the laws and cause losses or damages to either of these parties.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Missouri is our fourth state to go live following Massachusetts, Colorado, and Alaska. There are numerous benefits to the program including assistance with cap-exempt H-1B visas applications, enrollment in a 12-week boot camp, access to discounted office space, network development, mentorship opportunities, and access to capital.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

National conversation so unattractive - from its lack of intellectual rigor, of manners, and of even lip service to that most blessed of American virtues - freedom and the role that limiting the size and scope of government plays in its preservation. So as a father and a businessman, what is the best explanation and response?

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

McCabe said he thought there is only a “rare chance” that the government will try to regulate or ban the trading of Bitcoins since he expects the First Amendment to protect people’s rights to trade Bitcoins, which he compared to the right to trade information.

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Massachusetts Entrepreneur Government Networking 39

Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Singapore’s rise as a startup hub can be attributed to government support, a hospitable environment for startups, and a diverse and inclusive startup community. Singapore Startups—Government Funding and Assistance. Accelerators, Incubators, and Startup Studios to Jumpstart Your Company.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 21, 2023

State and local governments and utility companies offer various energy efficiency programs that can help you save on your energy bills. You can also turn off devices, like TVs and computers, that remain in standby mode using a trickle of power that can account for 5%-10% of your home’s energy use and cost you $100 a year or more.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2018

We all are familiar with the dozen or so provisions typically found at the end of a contract, regulating how to amend it, how to waive a provision, governing law, venue (court or arbitration, and where), equitable enforcement or not, notice provisions, successors and assigns, integration clause, etc. Boiled-Down Boilerplate.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2018

We all are familiar with the dozen or so provisions typically found at the end of a contract, regulating how to amend it, how to waive a provision, governing law, venue (court or arbitration, and where), equitable enforcement or not, notice provisions, successors and assigns, integration clause, etc. Boiled-Down Boilerplate.

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Merger Massachusetts Term Sheet LLC 60

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 16, 2015

With the Global EIR program , pioneered by Massachusetts and Colorado , a model has been developed for companies to partner with universities to allow entrepreneurs to become exempt from the stifling H1-B visa cap. We are going to "open source" our learnings from Massachusetts and Colorado in the coming months. Related articles.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they In fact, the Houston city government ranks number onein the country in renewable energy use. What’s bringing them here? Count all of the people you know!

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.

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Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

In this article he opines: "I would have loved to have seen the stimulus package include a government-funded venture capital bank to help finance all the start-ups that are clearly not starting up today — in the clean-energy space they’re dying like flies — because of a lack of liquidity from traditional lending sources.".

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Venture Capital Capital Gains Massachusetts IPO 20

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 29, 2009

This new dynamic was evident when I joined 100 CEOs from Massachusetts in a pilgrimmage to our nation's capital as part of my role as co-chair of the Progressive Business Leaders Network (PBLN). And it seems the US Government is determined to facilitate this by pouring billions to stimulate the sector.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 6, 2016

Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts, recently joined Bain Capital to start a new impact investing fund to find a sustainable, middle ground between profitable investments and social responsibility. I am seeing impact investing funds popping up all over the world (e.g., one from Israel came into my inbox this morning).

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

  Having an NVCA chairman steeped in that world, at a time when the US Government is looking to perform a top-down re-engineering of the health care system, which is projected to make up 20% of GDP in a few years, is good timing indeed. (4) 4)      Boston.

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