Over the past 16 years, I have been involved in 5 successful startup companies ranging from an energy company, to several .com companies. Now I am focusing all of my attention on creating the tipping point in the sustainability movement by pushing initiatives in government, business and the broader social landscape. 
Many people are curious, what I am doing since I left Powerset. Well, the short story is that I have decided to dedicate myself to what I call the new Green Economy and I am working on several initiatives with other leaders in government and businesses that all fall under the responsibility of non-profit that I am founding called SF Green. My Green Startup Initiative for SF
One of the intiiatives that I am trying to push in San Francisco is Green Startup Incentive program. The initiative that I have in mind, ties in to the Green Campus project, the Carbon Fund and much more..Ok. So here is the basic idea of the program. It is only a rough draft concept at this point, but I figure that if I open it up to comment it will get stronger and have a better chance of getting support. It's designed to be a give and take program for both sides.
What Green Startups Would Get
In return for meeting the requirements in the next section Green Startups could get to following benefits:
- Relief from the San Francisco Payroll Tax for a period of 2 years;
- Pooled insurance at low rates available throught the city's pooled insurance program;
- Programs that provide for pooled pricing for Muni, Bart and CalTrans monthly passes;
- City subsidized support for providing public commuters with EVDO or WIFI access while in commute;
- City subsidized program to eliminate completely payroll taxes on any company compensation given as a bonus for employees personally reducing their carbon footprint;
What Green Startups Ups Must Do
in order to get these benefits Green Startups must:
- Companies agree to stay in the city for a during of 5 years minimum (potentially the Green Campus);
- Companies agree to provide insurance to all employees, temp or full-time;
- All companies provide subsidized Muni, Bart and CalTrans passes;
- All companies offer to employees EVDO cards, or WIFI plans as a perc;
- Companies must create bonus programs of up to 10% of total compensation to those employee who reach carbon zero footprints at home (employee could become carbon neutral by purchasing offsets through the city's carbon offset program)