"The depth of the excavation and the strength of the foundation tell you how big the building is going to be, " he says.

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At the same time, we have to renew our economic strength here at home, which is the foundation of our strength around the world.

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Because our economic strength at home is the foundation of our leadership in the world, including here in the Asia Pacific.

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But Paul Koontz, of Foundation Capital, worries that a business whose strength and flexibility are largely based on personal relationships is now becoming institutionalised.

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If the United States truly wants to secure its global leadership in technology innovation, we must, as a nation, commit to a strategy for innovation excellence--a set of initiatives and policies that will provide the foundation for American competitive strength in the years ahead.

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They defeated fascism and laid the foundation for decades of prosperity, so let us renew the sources of American strength and innovation at home.

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The United States is an increasingly digital nation where the strength and vitality of our economy, infrastructure, public safety, and national security have been built on the foundation of cyberspace.

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