Comments on: Is the U.S. Startup Economy Failing?

Comments on: Is the U.S. Startup Economy Failing? http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing Cringely on technology Fri, 24 May 2013 22:05:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: sarah Giavelli http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-273148 sarah Giavelli Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:38:03 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-273148 No, the real reason this is happening is due to the H-1B Massacre of American Engineers. You see most startups were created by people who reached the zenith in their profession and then would contract. This gave them enough extra money to start companies. But since America rapes it's own citizens and has imported now FOUR MILLION H-1Bs for the 4.4 million existing technology jobs, it's bloodshed and chaos out there. Not only are jobs hard to get, the prices have fallen in real terms to 25% of what they were ten years ago. Corporate America has succeeded in utterly wrecking the tech industry in their quest for rape and cheap workers. Yes a few startups still push on and venture companies still exist. But now, rather than come from a background as ubermensch engineers, many are marketing pods from Facebook and Google. So we get an endless stream of "social" startups and less real engineering. And more crap. - Sarah Giavelli, The Giavelli Report, 23 Years of Silicon Valley Sludging

]]> No, the real reason this is happening is due to the H-1B Massacre of American Engineers. You see most startups were created by people who reached the zenith in their profession and then would contract. This gave them enough extra money to start companies. But since America rapes it’s own citizens and has imported now FOUR MILLION H-1Bs for the 4.4 million existing technology jobs, it’s bloodshed and chaos out there. Not only are jobs hard to get, the prices have fallen in real terms to 25% of what they were ten years ago. Corporate America has succeeded in utterly wrecking the tech industry in their quest for rape and cheap workers. Yes a few startups still push on and venture companies still exist. But now, rather than come from a background as ubermensch engineers, many are marketing pods from Facebook and Google. So we get an endless stream of “social” startups and less real engineering. And more crap.

- Sarah Giavelli, The Giavelli Report, 23 Years of Silicon Valley Sludging

]]> By: Ronc http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-265728 Ronc Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:16:02 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-265728 The cost to the potential employer of the regulation has to be factored in to the profitability of the company. One way to cut costs and increase profitability is to get by with fewer employees.

]]> The cost to the potential employer of the regulation has to be factored in to the profitability of the company. One way to cut costs and increase profitability is to get by with fewer employees.

]]> By: Caterina http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-265700 Caterina Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:42:47 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-265700 Why does everyone say regulations kill jobs? I've always found just the opposite; companies need to hire people and do projects to get in step with the regulations, and regularly audit and occasionally do more projects to keep in step. And at many companies, the opportunity is used to improve process and product.

]]> Why does everyone say regulations kill jobs? I’ve always found just the opposite; companies need to hire people and do projects to get in step with the regulations, and regularly audit and occasionally do more projects to keep in step. And at many companies, the opportunity is used to improve process and product.

]]> By: Coders At Work – Final Thoughts | Psionic Wave http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262988 Coders At Work – Final Thoughts | Psionic Wave Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:44:14 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262988 [...] in the past. Empirically, this has been the case for several years now, for an example of this, see Cringely’s column on the slowdown in startups. But I think there also may be some realization within the industry that startups are basically [...]

]]> [...] in the past. Empirically, this has been the case for several years now, for an example of this, see Cringely’s column on the slowdown in startups. But I think there also may be some realization within the industry that startups are basically [...]

]]> By: Nicolai Michel http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262925 Nicolai Michel Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:20:50 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262925 CBC News reported recently that there's been a significant increase in startups in Canada, and the trend is expected to continue.

]]> CBC News reported recently that there’s been a significant increase in startups in Canada, and the trend is expected to continue.

]]> By: Ronc http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262651 Ronc Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:51:11 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262651 Demand is never zero. It depends on price. So there is no demand at the price required to support the business, including all the government mandated programs, taxes, fees, legal, and accounting requirements.

]]> Demand is never zero. It depends on price. So there is no demand at the price required to support the business, including all the government mandated programs, taxes, fees, legal, and accounting requirements.

]]> By: Sammy Moshe http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262642 Sammy Moshe Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:55:43 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262642 Hey Bob, One other thing you didn't even touch on is FATCA. The financial reform act designed to go after American tax dodgers, that leaves a bloody trail of death and destruction in its wake. This whole business of stringent compliance is driving away foreign exports and hurting startups and established companies alike. Meanwhile, it's not going to stop tax dodgers. Not really. Anyone who can go to those lengths to avoid taxes is going to be way ahead of the system when 2014 regulations kick it. As for the rest of us? We're all in trouble if this doesn't get repealed. America is not an Island. We depend on foreign investment in every facet of industry. Killing it intentionally like this is asinine.

]]> Hey Bob,

One other thing you didn’t even touch on is FATCA. The financial reform act designed to go after American tax dodgers, that leaves a bloody trail of death and destruction in its wake. This whole business of stringent compliance is driving away foreign exports and hurting startups and established companies alike. Meanwhile, it’s not going to stop tax dodgers. Not really. Anyone who can go to those lengths to avoid taxes is going to be way ahead of the system when 2014 regulations kick it. As for the rest of us? We’re all in trouble if this doesn’t get repealed. America is not an Island. We depend on foreign investment in every facet of industry. Killing it intentionally like this is asinine.

]]> By: TemporalBeing http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262625 TemporalBeing Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:33:28 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262625 Well...I'm working on a start-up, more in spite of Obama than anything else. Actually - my current full-time job doesn't look like it will be around too much longer and I'm tired of some of the politics that are making that happen. That said... I'd rather not take a loan to finance the start-up, and don't have the spare cash to cover health care or expenses. So I have to keep another job while I work at it until it can (and it will eventually) be big enough to cover at least myself if not more people. So it'll be a long road ahead... ...and no, ObamaCare doesn't help anything in that either. Only reason I want to keep health care is my wife's asthma; otherwise I'd go without all the insurace stuff until the company could pay for it.

]]> Well…I’m working on a start-up, more in spite of Obama than anything else. Actually – my current full-time job doesn’t look like it will be around too much longer and I’m tired of some of the politics that are making that happen.

That said…

I’d rather not take a loan to finance the start-up, and don’t have the spare cash to cover health care or expenses. So I have to keep another job while I work at it until it can (and it will eventually) be big enough to cover at least myself if not more people. So it’ll be a long road ahead…

…and no, ObamaCare doesn’t help anything in that either. Only reason I want to keep health care is my wife’s asthma; otherwise I’d go without all the insurace stuff until the company could pay for it.

]]> By: TemporalBeing http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262624 TemporalBeing Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:28:23 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262624 Yes, we remember Bush. He was replaced with the guy who: - skips nearly all the daily security briefings - skips talking to national leaders in order to appear on The View - hasn't put forth a budget since 2009 - passed his signature legislation on a strict party line vote while his party has control of both houses - plays class warfare politics like a Chicago Mob thug - embellishes nearly every event of his life to being something its not (to an extreme) - ignores Congress and does what he wants via Executive Orders - added to the federal deficit in less than 4 years more than twice what Bush added in 8 years - keeps blaming Bush for his own leadership failures

]]> Yes, we remember Bush. He was replaced with the guy who:

- skips nearly all the daily security briefings
- skips talking to national leaders in order to appear on The View
- hasn’t put forth a budget since 2009
- passed his signature legislation on a strict party line vote while his party has control of both houses
- plays class warfare politics like a Chicago Mob thug
- embellishes nearly every event of his life to being something its not (to an extreme)
- ignores Congress and does what he wants via Executive Orders
- added to the federal deficit in less than 4 years more than twice what Bush added in 8 years
- keeps blaming Bush for his own leadership failures

]]> By: TemporalBeing http://www.cringely.com/2012/09/20/is-the-u-s-startup-economy-failing#comment-262622 TemporalBeing Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:02:09 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=4837#comment-262622 With all due respect, Krugman is an idiot.

]]> With all due respect, Krugman is an idiot.

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