Start Up Risk Takers – Friedman in Today’s NYT
A wonderful piece in today’s New York Times article by Thomas Friedman (found here).
We strongly agree that innovation is the key to our country’s (and world’s future). At True we have resources and platform that can help, but we need the ecosystem revived.
We’d welcome your ideas as to how we can (all) foster a stronger Seed and Series A ecosystem to stimulate early stage investment and help talented entrepreneurs
Please tell us how we can help:
Does the stimulus help nurture existing startups? If so how and where should entrepreneurs go to access Washington? Can you help us get more entrepreneurs plugged in?
Are there new areas targeted in the bill that all of us should be focused on?
We’ll post all ideas here and simply want to foster the discussion and do our part to create entrepreneurial opportunity and growth.
John – As a startup CEO I really appreciate your initiative in fostering this discussion. We’re all in it together, and a healthy Seed and Series A ecosystem makes all the difference. I’ll look forward to tracking this conversation. Thanks again.
by Zack Steven
on February 22, 2009
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by True Ventures » More on Friedman, Connie’s got the right take at PEHub
on February 24, 2009
[...] We welcome the arrival of Andreessen Horowitz to this segment because it means more choice and power available to the early stage entrepreneur. More talent, dynamism, and focus on these challenges will help us all to better serve our customers (entrepreneurs), more quickly modernize the early stage capital markets, and foster fundamental innovation. In removing barriers to entrepreneurial creativity, we will reinvigorate the US economy. [...]
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