'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary trashes blue states for punishing success: 'Heyday years' over
"Most of the venture capital for the last 40, 50 years, since the mid-1950s was highlighted in places like Silicon Valley and around the Boston area. So Massachusetts, New York, California. These were the heyday years," O’Leary said. "Nobody wants to do business in these states anymore."
After the U.S. Treasury awarded North Dakota $45 million in economic stimulation funds, the state elected O’Leary Ventures to manage the money, creating the Wonder Fund North Dakota program.
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