Oliver Stone Calls For Speculation Tax

You have heard me call for a speculation tax many times. It looks like others have come to the same conclusion. Have a look at this video interview of director Oliver Stone with the WSJ discussing his new movie “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” the sequel to his 1987 film “Wall Street”:

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: George Zachary, General Partner, Charles River Ventures (Part 1)

By guest author Irina Patterson This is the twenty-fifth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to George Zachary, general partner of Charles River Ventures, one of the nation’s oldest early-stage venture capital firms. CRV invests in the data communications and software & services sectors and provides entrepreneurs with access to

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Outsourcing: Peter Harrison, CEO Of GlobalLogic (Part 6)

By guest author Tony Scott The Challenge of Finding Strong Middle Management Tony: Are you finding it more difficult to attract and retain the kind of people you need? The services GlobalLogic provides clearly require the high end of the skill set compared to outsourced call center services, for example.

Bootstrapping To $19 Million: Office Ally CEO Brian O’Neill (Part 6)

SM: What are your future plans for the company? Where is Office Ally headed? BO: We continue to find ways to reduce waste in healthcare. There is a concept called the accountable care organization.

Outsourcing: Peter Harrison, CEO Of GlobalLogic (Part 5)

By guest author Tony Scott The IT Pyramid in the United States and India Tony: People don’t like to be changed or face change – it’s a scary proposition for many – but the technology sector is built on the fundamental concept that change must happen – ever better, ever faster, ever more capable technological

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nova Spivak, West Coast (Part 4)

By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: What do you think a single most important thing that angels could do to increase their chances of success? Nova: I advise a bunch of entrepreneurs and help with some of their companies, and the biggest problem entrepreneurs have today with angel funding is actually getting angel funding because

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EDA Entrepreneurs: Build To Enjoy

I know I have a lot of readers from the EDA industry. Once a hotbed of innovation, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation, it is an industry that is now moribund. VCs and angel investors have all but abandoned the industry, and those private companies that exist find it difficult to create lucrative exits, a phenomenon that

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1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs On September 30

Entrepreneurs interested in discussing positioning, financing, and other aspects of a startup venture, are welcome to attend our next FREE online 1M/1M strategy roundtable on Thursday, September 30, 2010, starting at: 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT/8:30 p.m. IST.  Please join us and let other entrepreneurs know. You can find more details and register here.