Founders and Policymakers Need Us at the Table— Before They Decide the Future for Us
Monday, 21 April 2025
With my work increasingly entrenched in Washington, D.C., state capitols, and the public policy battles shaping entrepreneurship and venture capital, I’ve found myself staring down a familiar name in tech: Google. Again. For many of us, the latest antitrust accusations is déjà vu, about privacy, about data, and control – whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, X,
- Published in AI, Economic Development, Search
Quantum or Bust: The Playbook for Post-Silicon Economic Dominance
Friday, 21 February 2025
Earlier this week, Philip Farah, VP of sales, industries and strategic relationships for IonQ and William Hurley (aka whurley), CEO and founder of Strangeworks, joined The Texas Tribune‘s Matthew Watkins in their new series, “Tech and the Texas Lege,” examining how Texas can leverage emerging technologies — like artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and quantum computing —
- Published in Economic Development, Quantum
Trump’s First Few Days for Independents
Thursday, 23 January 2025
In the world of entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems, where disruption, innovation, and venture capital reign supreme, keeping an eye on public policy isn’t just smart — it’s essential. Government actions shape the macroeconomic environment, influence capital flows, and define the rules of the game for the next generation of innovators. With a new administration in
- Published in AI, Economic Development
The Challenges of Regulating AI in a Borderless Digital World
Friday, 03 January 2025
Regulating artificial intelligence (AI) presents unique and profound challenges. AI systems operate across borders, leveraging global datasets, and are influenced by the rapidly evolving nature of machine learning technologies. Governments attempting to impose regulatory frameworks on AI face the dual difficulty of understanding and anticipating the implications of these complex systems while contending with the
- Published in AI
Pipeline > Data > Community > Audience > Customer
Thursday, 19 December 2024
Why Pipelines Trump Customers: Rethinking Value Creation in Startups It’s often said that “every startup needs customers.” That’s true. Without someone paying for your product or service, you don’t have a business. But this oft-repeated mantra misses the mark entirely when it comes to understanding value creation—the kind of value venture capitalists care about. Owning
- Published in Data, Insights / Research, Startups