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Obama is going to bring the magic elixir of hope that the world so desperately needs right now, as well as a sense of energy, excitement and youth. Inspiration and leadership drive innovation. A different party, race and generation is already a quantum leap of change from the reigning and seemingly dynastic presidency.

In many ways, Obama is like the startup CEO – ready to fight for change and ready to inspire others to get up and make a change.

Obama's policy to cut capital gains taxes for investors in startups will give investors incentive to give new businesses what they need - capital.

As far as a view from the technology business goes, there's a lot that technology can bring to America's future – from expanding efforts to increase broadband and making government more transparent.

Sun Microsystem's Scott McNealy's plan is to staple a green card to every diploma.

Obama is going to put dollars to work with his proposal to create a Clean Technologies Development Venture Capital Fund, funded by annual $10 billion investment for five years.

In the end, if the current campaign is any evidence supporting who'd be on the cutting edge of technology and making some real changes, Obama is far ahead on the technology curve. Obama's team mobilized hundreds of thousands of people who've created 6,500 volunteer groups and submitted 15,000 policy ideas, according to an American Express Issue Guide.