White House White Board: Austan Goolsbee on Startup America

In this edition, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, explains how the new Startup America program will help entrepreneurs overcome what's often called the "valley of death" on the way to success.

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[incognito9887]

LOL, you actually believe banks are run by repubs.

Why don't you ask Obama's latest banker appointee, William M. Daley, who he rolls with.

[TheOKTerrificable]

I love how he's got his sleeves rolled up. Like he's the one who's actually going to do anything.

[bige1083]

To those who would have the government get out of the way of small business - how about we remove all tax credits directed at small business, SBA loans, FDIC insurance for banks who lend to small businesses, and all other government assistance for small business?

[Jamiel Cotman]

Love how he presented this. Author Dan Roam who wrote "Blah-Blah-Blah : What To Do When Words Don't Work" helped them come up with ALL of these chalk board presentations. You guys should check out his book.

[mobility987]

spend billions upon billions to make a few multi-million dollar business... sounds reasonable to me

[HoorayhiTler]

right, moron...how are you and obama gonna be able to identify good start-up ideas better than the loan market? answer...you're NOT. The money you are gonna give away is going to go to well-connected insiders who will squander it... u make me SICK goolsby

[Tyrone Austin]

You got to be kidding me?? We Need to Adjust our Greed .  You sound like you haven had enough, We need to rethink some of these Billion Dollar company to help that revue pitch in. Back Door Wide Open, and Here I come. "Goolsbee Hold the Door Open 4 me"....

[Tyrone Austin]

Can't wait to meet with you Mr Austin Goolsdee . Google " Inventions Designs & Concepts LLC. Visit YouTube Fatt Trixx. We at ID&C have programs that will creat Thousands Of Jobs, We even Have a Program for VETS to save and Create New Business. We Think the same . Come see. We need to meet.

[Brian Donovan]

This video is what you get when you cross a guy who has never started a company and a book titled "Crossing the Chasm". This business illiterate takes the principles of the book and twists them into a call for government intervention that startup companies neither want nor need. There is plenty of access to capital through incubators, seed and angel investors and VC's. The government can't identify its own programs that fail. Why should anyone trust them to make wise investments?

[SimmonsFineArt]

... I do have an education, university plus, and 50+ years of real-life business experience to draw on. Unlike you I do not need to make personal attacks to make my point.

[kelustu]

Go get an education you idiot. You don't understand economics and the Tea Party enables twits like you to think they do. Go be quiet and let the adults fix your life.