In Tough Times, We Need Leadership, Not Interference, From Lawmakers
Ken Myer Likely you have heard about the large and growing budget problem we have in our state. Right now the gap between projected tax revenues and spending obligations is over $6 billion and it is...
View ArticleNew “Innovation Tax” Puts Tech Industry and Professional Service Firms at Risk
Ken Myer The challenge currently before our Governor and Legislature to balance the Washington state budget in the face of declining tax revenues is not an easy one. No one envies the task of either...
View ArticleThe End of a Recession, the Beginning of a Talent Crunch
Ken Myer The longest recession in U.S. history officially ended in June of this year, according to the National Bureau of Economic Statistics. Yet people in Washington State, even in the technology...
View ArticleFive Predictions for Technology in 2011
Ken Myer Here are a few of my predictions for how 2011 will be remembered: 1. Passive television viewing starts a long slow slide to oblivion. Despite Google’s planned delay of its IPTV launch, 2011...
View ArticleRun An Early Stage Tech or Life Sciences Company? Heads Up
I don’t know how many Xconomy followers still read print newspapers. But did you see this headline—Health Coverage in Limbo for Many Small-Business Employees—on The Seattle Times’ front page? It’s a...
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