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Colorado's broken government websites expose a massive entrepreneurship problem

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“I mean, we were is it just a dumb example, but my wife's a small business owner.”

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both those and other things. Right? I mean, we were is it just a dumb example, but my wife's a small business owner. She's a real estate developer. She also owns the bookstore in our our hometown. We live we actually live just outside of a boulder in a city called Longmont. She was going to set a a bunch of things up for her business. Couldn't figure out, like, how to do this properly on the various Colorado state websites. Ask me to help. I couldn't figure it out. Ask her bookkeeper to help. She couldn't figure it out. Eventually, she called some helpline, and they were like, oh, yeah. Actually, that page doesn't exist anywhere. Let me send you the link.

About this clip

Seth Levine shares a frustrating personal anecdote about his wife's small business struggles with Colorado's dysfunctional government websites. The story illustrates how broken digital infrastructure creates unnecessary barriers for entrepreneurs trying to navigate basic business requirements.

Why this clip

This relatable story highlights how systemic failures in government digital services create real friction for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

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