“Son, your ego’s writing checks your body can’t cash.”

Well, this may be old hat for specialists but it surprised me. Is the same true for Britain? In either case, as Friedman says, it suggests we should explore more forcefully the ways we could aid business startups.

I always find Thomas Friedman excellent value for the time invested in reading him! See here:

“Here’s my fun fact for the day, provided courtesy of Robert Litan, who directs research at the Kauffman Foundation, which specializes in promoting innovation in America: “Between 1980 and 2005, virtually all net new jobs created in the U.S. were created by firms that were 5 years old or less,” said Litan. ‘That is about 40 million jobs. That means the established firms created no new net jobs during that period.’”

And if you want to know where the opening quote comes from, read the Friedman article!

By Chris Snuggs