Startup Outlook Report by Silicon Valley Bank Reveals Startups Nationwide See the State of the Innovation Economy at a Crossroads

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to innovation companies and venture capitalists worldwide, released Startup Outlook 2012, an annual survey of perceptions by startup CEOs in software, hardware, life science and cleantech sectors nationwide.

The survey revealed that the tech sector in the U.S. is healthy, hiring, has great business qualities and that startups are optimistic. At the same time, entrepreneurs and startup managers questioned whether the network of policies that support the U.S. innovation economy is optimized for growth. In particular, startups prioritized six government policies that could help them grow:

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