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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

For example, my firm at the time, Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, the wholly owned SBIC of Chicago’s Continental Bank, had many successful investments. Highly regarded private SBIC, **Sutter Hill Affiliate, Norwegian Shipping Family, +B of A’s SBIC. 1,250,000. Total. This isn’t true. This statement is scary to me.

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

——— I’m getting ready to go overseas to teach , and I’ve spent the last week reviewing several countries’ ambitious attempts to kick-start entrepreneurship. In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion.

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Small business Congress-watch: Three Pending Bills and Why They Matter

crowdSPRING Blog

Maybe a quick call to your Representative with a simple message is due: Hey! What’s the holdup? This act seeks to empower states to set reasonable rules and regulations promoting energy-saving strategies and reducing energy waste.