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July 2010

Small Business Bill Stalls

by Rafi Kronzon on July 30, 2010

The small business stimulus bill stalled in the senate yesterday. While not a big surprise, it never ceases to amazes me how political posturing wins every time.

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Responsible Kids or Creepy Voyeurs?

by Rafi Kronzon on July 29, 2010

The NYT had an article today about technology that lets children monitor their elderly parents. The products range from a pill box that informs the child by cell phone when the parent hasn’t taken their medicine, to a full out James Bond-like  surveillance system.

People who buy these things probably mean well, but it’s just kinda weird. Whatever happened to good old “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” ?

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To Clear Your Head, Stay out of the Office

by Rafi Kronzon July 29, 2010 Owner’s Corner

Our babysitter is away for a couple of weeks, which means that my wife (who’s a physician) or I have to pick our daughter up from camp at 2:00 PM every day. To maximize work time, I’ve stayed uptown near our apartment instead of heading down to our offices. Since I generally spend a lot of time [...]

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Goodbye Sales Tax Free Internet. Hello VAT?

by Rafi Kronzon July 28, 2010 Money & Finances

A big new bill sponsered by Bill Delahunt (Rep-D Mass) was introduced on July 1st and is known as the “Main Street Fairness Act.” Essentially, the bill empowers states to “simplify” their sales tax laws and collect sales tax on every transaction imported into their states. This will affect anyone selling goods or services on the [...]

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Act Rationally and You Will Be Rewarded

by Rafi Kronzon July 26, 2010 Money & Finances

Fred Wilson (the VC) had a blog post today about Sunk Costs, which is money you’ve already spent on any defined project or business idea. Since the money is gone, and we can’t get it back, there is no reason for it to be a consideration in our future actions. Most of us, however, irrationally take [...]

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What is Your Business Worth?

by Rafi Kronzon July 23, 2010 Money & Finances

Ever think about it? I think every business owner should. Today, I saw an article in Crain’s about the fact that recession-proof businesses have been selling most frequently (duh). The article mentioned an online marketplace, BizBuySell, that carries listings of owners looking to sell. I looked up IT, my industry, and although I didn’t find too much, I think it’s [...]

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