Episode 1: What is the Philippine Innovative Startup Act?
In the pilot episode of The Pivot, James Deakin and Atty. Bernice Piñol discuss the benefits a startup business can get from the government.
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are you planning your own startup but
you're unsure of what privileges and or
benefits you can get from your
government well on today's episode of
the pivot attorney pinot and i will be
dissecting republic act 11337 otherwise
known as the innovative startup act and
we'll be breaking it down for you in
bite-sized pieces so you can digest it
properly exactly so it's an often
overlooked incentive provided by the
government which helps a lot of startups
but not a lot of entrepreneurs know this
so let's get to it
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welcome to the first episode of the
pivot i'm james deakin and i'm attorney
bernice pinol now before we get into the
whole startup act or republic act 11337
we're going to give you a bit of the
lowdown in a bit of the background i
think people really need to know what
was the motivation behind this show what
problems are we trying to solve well
we're really trying to break down what
it takes to get into the whole new
digital economy and the good news here
is there is a republic act supporting it
so perhaps attorney you want to give
people what got you involved in this and
why you're so passionate about starting
the show the pivot yeah so the pivot is
a weekly talk show that discusses legal
matters and its impact on the philippine
business landscape and innovation also
so we're big believers of you know
startups and innovation and
entrepreneurs and you want to help them
the best way we can through our
conversations yes of course and you know
what we're not only going to dissect and
explain all these legal matters to you
and how we can flesh this out through
your day-to-day activities but also i
think what's interesting is we're also
going to be bringing in some experts
into the show so that we can get fresh
perspectives we really want people to
get some value out of this show this has
got to be a resource where people can