buckle up. it s time for money power politics. amazon called it quits to headquart headquarters, an opportunity to feel a real boon in this city, in this city where we desperately need it, at least in a tech base. the deal was called off for the lack of support from local politicians, many blaming congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. here s what she had to say after hearing news of the cancellation. i think it s incredible. i mean it shows that everyday americans still have the power to organize and fight for their
happening out there. private companies, 27 million of them, are growing right now. that s a fact over the last 12 months, so, it s kind of missed in the media picture. we need to know what s actually happening, and according to our data, you know, it s very strong. and do you feel like that s going to continue into 2012? well, it s a great question. over the last 200 years we have found that for every four years of expansion we have a downer year, right? so once those tides start to turn, you know, they usually keep going. so we expect a good year. we really do. brian hecht, you are sort of the quintessential entrepreneur. you have started and sold three businesses. in the tech base, which is a little different than a lot of the other businesses, and kind of booming right now. but what do you feel as an entrepreneur? yeah, i feel, like phil said, 2011 was a very messy year, marked by a lot of indecision. a lot of entrepreneurs i know are trying to decide, is it the time to grow
let s look at what s actually happening out there. private companies, 27 million of them are growing right now. that s a fact over the last 12 months. so, it s kind of missed in the media picture. we need to know what s happening. according to our data, it s very strong. do you feel like that s going to continue into 2012? it s a great question. over the last 200 years we found for every four years of expansion, we have a down year, right? once those tides start to turn, they usually keep going. we expect a good year, we really do. brian hecht, you have started and sold three businesses. it s in the tech base, which is different than a lot of the other businesses and booming right now. what do you feel as an entrepreneur. 2011 was a messy year, marked by a lot of indecision. a lot of entrepreneurs are