"Well on number 3, patent reform is a low hanging fruit. One of the first things a tech startup has to do is lawyer up against the trolls. Even though we see a lot of tech startups, we'd probably see a lot more without that. And as to regulation... let's not kid ourselves about how many companies put regulatory moats around their business once they're big enough, and how that affects innovation. Uber somehow busts through them, Tesla is wrangling with them, but other startups like Aereo fell victim to them. There's a ton of industries out there just begging for disruption - I'm looking at you, Comcast - where there's virtually no startup activity because regulatory barriers are so high." - Eric P