Startup founders are busy people. They’re running businesses, managing small teams, raising funds, and doing the actual work of building new and innovative things. It’s no wonder they’re not also constantly tracking and engaging in policymaking in D.C.
But their perspective should be—and is—incredibly important as policymakers consider technology, Internet, and entrepreneurship policy. Policy impacts everything from how a startup can raise money, to whether a startup can hire the talent it needs, to when a startup can expand to global markets, and everything in between. Those conversations are happening whether or not startups are at the table, and startup voices would help guide them towards productive outcomes.
That’s why Engine exists. We’re a non-profit dedicated to giving startups a voice in policy conversations. And that’s why we released our Startup Policy Playbook, giving members of the startup ecosystem—startup founders and employees, investors, and support organizations—a high-level overview of the policy conversations happening this Congress and how they can easily get involved.
Read our playbook here.
