svb.com/startup-outlook-report/ OTHER “Be more bi-partisan – both the President and Congress” @... 12% “Minimize Federal government involvement” “Butt out” 9% 10% 11% 12% 18% 28% G I V E U S S P A C E C H A M P I O N I N N O V A T I O N P R O M O T E I N V E S T M E N T E A S E R E G U L A T I O N B U I L D T A L E N T P O O L O V E R H A U L T A X S Y S T E M “Think like an entrepreneur” “Make it very, very simple and cheap for the little guy to win!” “Make investment in growth companies easier” “Cut the red tape” “US is the hardest country in the world to do business” “Make it easy to hire the best & brightest from around the world” “Teach people to code” “Uncertainty is a lousy environment for business” “Keep it simple” “Focus on ways to stimulate growth” @... @... Startup Outlook 2013 STARTUPS What piece of advice would you give to President Obama with regards to supporting the innovation economy? Derived from 600 comments from startup executives across the US.

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OTHER“Be more bi-partisan –

both the President and Congress” @...

12%“Minimize Federal

government involvement”

“Butt out” 9%10%

11%12%

18%28%

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“Think like anentrepreneur”

“Make it very, very simple

and cheap for the little guy

to win!”

“Make investment in growth companies easier”

“Cut the red tape”

“US is the hardest country

in the world to do business”

“Make it easy to hire the

best & brightest from around the world”

“Teach people to code”

“Uncertainty is a lousy environment

for business”

“Keep it simple”

“Focus on ways to

stimulate growth”

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3 STARTUPSWhat piece of advice would you give to President Obama with regards to supporting the innovation economy?Derived from 600 comments from startup executives across the US.