Several years ago, while sitting on the board of an internal combustion engine startup, I had to nix a proposal to seek a cleantech earmark.

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The team over at app search engine startup Quixey took an unconventional approach and hired set designers from local theater company Guggenheim Entertainment to outfit their office.

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At Hattery and Engine, we celebrate the power of the startup community and work to educate government on how important we are to the U.S. economy to ensure that future legislation does get it right.

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Startup America and new firms are an even greater -- of even greater importance to the job engine.

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