“Startup culture can be great to set up a new app or create a successful company, but not to distribute the benefits of tens of millions of people. The real people with real interests are at stake.” Daniel WinnerDirector of the Brennan Center for Justice elections and government program.
In other words, when it comes to ordinary people, ‘move fast and break things’ is not popular at all. But that Silicon Valley’s culture is falling into policy because the tech billionaires increase their influence in Washington, making it difficult to ignore these tensions. Elon Musk spent about $ 300 million to select Donald Trump, and now the federal agencies that organize their business and award government contracts have been emphasized. And he is not alone. Peter Thale, Mark Anderson, and Palmer Loki have also created powerful networks that are now deep into policy -making circles.
Musk’s companies, including Space X and Z, have saved more than the bag of plans and gourdi’s endoril Billion 6 billion in federal dealsAll of the inside, helping to create the rules of the game.
Today, on the Equity Podcast of the Tech Crunch, what does it mean for Rebecca Ballon and Winner Startup, innovation and democracy?
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- Space X, Palletteer, and Andorel took advantage of internal networks to win big defense deals.
- Why is it important for the founders who enter public places?
- What does all this mean to try to break fair competition and startup?
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