| Recently, I attended a Venture Capital
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| | affected. One poll predicts that 200,000
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| Conference in which one of the speakers
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| | engineers will be left to replace jobs
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| predicted we would see technology change
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| | vacated by 2 million engineers retiring
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| in the next 15 years that would rival
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| | from the US workforce. The current
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| advancements similar to the past 100
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| | attention is placed on healthcare,
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| years. That is a bold prediction, but as
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| | however, the retirement of the workforce
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| new technologies continue to emerge we
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| | will also impact logistics. Companies
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| are seeing some of the so called "Star
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| | like Federal express may place a higher
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| Trek" and "Star Wars" technologies are
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| | value on the employees who actually get
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| now becoming reality.I suggest that if
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| | the goods delivered to the office, versus
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| you are interested in capitalizing on
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| | the pilots that fly the plane. Part of
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| these changes, just look to the trends in
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| | the answer to the workforce is to bring
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| the Venture Capital community. Current
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| | better technologies through globalization
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| trends in the Venture Capital community
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| | to the business community.Web 2.0The way
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| outline three areas that will be the
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| | we see the web today will also change.
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| center of focus in the short term:
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| | Web 2.0, sometimes called the "New
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| Cleantech, Globalization, and Web
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| | Internet," is an umbrella concept that
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| 2.0.CleantechThe high energy costs are
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| | suggests a Web-centric source for all
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| creating interest for alternative sources
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| | data. We are seeing more companies
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| of energy. The government is currently
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| | preparing for disaster recovery solutions
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| putting in place several initiatives
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| | as dependence on technology increases.
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| encouraging moving the American consumer
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| | With "thin client computing", users
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| away from our dependency on oil. The
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| | access data from any computer via the Web
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| subject of cleantech is permeating the VC
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| | browser, be it news, weather, reference
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| world. Cleantech offers broad
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| | information or even application software,
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| applications in energy, agriculture,
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| | whereas the computer itself has nothing
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| water, transportation and manufacturing,
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| | stored on it. Web 2.0 has contributed to
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| and promises many advantages, such as
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| | the rapid growth in blogging, tagging,
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| more efficient uses of raw materials,
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| | browsers, streaming media, and other
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| less waste, better performance, and
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| | creative services for the mass internet
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| potential to drive up the bottom line.
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| | user (search, movie reviews, event
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| Many also embrace cleantech for its
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| | listings, etc.). We expect the internet
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| social good beyond the returns.The
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| | use to continue to improve.We really do
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| prospects for technology advances in this
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| | live is exciting times and will
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| areas are improving as more resources and
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| | participate in the creation of some
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| human capital is entering the field. We
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| | remarkable technological advancements.
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| expect more companies to show revenue
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| | Following the trends of the Venture
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| generation in this area creating futher
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| | Capital community can help us predict
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| interest.Recently, several cleantech
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| | where the changes are apt to occur
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| funds have appeared or funds with
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| | first.Alan L. Olsen, CPA, MBA (tax) is
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| cleantech as a focus. Even though
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| | the Managing Partner at Greenstein Rogoff
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| cleantech does not have an established
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| | Olsen & Co., LLP, a top Bay Area CPA
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| track record like IT or life sciences, we
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| | firm. A specialist in income tax
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| expect to see increased interest and
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| | planning, he frequently lectures and
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| continued deal flow in this area over the
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| | writes articles on tax issues for
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| next five years. Early investors into
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| | professional organizations and community
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| this market should expect ample
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| | groups. Alan has over 21 years experience
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| rewards.GlobalizationThe big challenge in
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| | in advanced tax planning including
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| the U.S. labor market begins in the year
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| | international tax, company
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| 2008 when the first of the baby boomers
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| | reorganizations, multi-state taxation,
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| will reach age 62. Over the following 15
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| | stock options, estates and trusts, and
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| years, we will see a mass exodus from the
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| | representation before tax authorities.
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| U.S. workforce. All industries will be
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