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Spence: Regulatory capture occurs mostly at state and local levels
“The regulatory capture happens more, I think, at the state and local level.”
Matt Spence Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 20:41 a16z Podcast | Of Presidents, Policies, and Tech
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Open-source information provides as much intelligence as classified data, says Matt Spence
“If you actually just look at what is not classified, you're getting as much information about certain types of topics than you could otherwise.”
Matt Spence Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:36 a16z Podcast | For Your Ears Only
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Spence: American IP protection will become a primary U.S. trade policy priority
“There's one, I think, in a sense, bipartisan issue that I think will become more important in trade policy is protection of American intellectual property.”
Matt Spence Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 28:47 a16z Podcast | Of Presidents, Policies, and Tech
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Spence: Hartford is converting the historic Colt Armory into a tech incubator
“Hartford, Connecticut, who thinks about them as a tech city? They're emerging from bankruptcy, but they recently started a program where they're converting the old Colt Armory, which used to manufacture, you know, Colt firearms, into a incubator.”
Matt Spence Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:55 a16z Podcast | Of Presidents, Policies, and Tech
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