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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. Why the bad side of bubbles affects entrepreneurs & investors alike. That’s not true.

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Meet Manu Kumar, Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures

K9 Ventures

He holds a Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering with University Honors and a Masters in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University; and a Ph.D. In late 2000, early 2001 I started my second company to test whether I can build a successful company again. VatorNews : What do you like to invest in?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #17: On failure and resilience

Austin Startup

Michael and Mark are business savants, just like Michelangelo was an art and engineering savant (by the way, I’m pretty sure Michelangelo would have made a damn good entrepreneur in this day and age). At the beginning of Bazaarvoice in 2005, the market risk was whether or not we could convince retailers to embrace both the positive?—?and

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

Member since 01/2005. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001. Posted by: Atlanta Search Engine Optimization | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. December 2010. Blog powered by TypePad. Assistant Edge. They looked like a sure winner.

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

Mr. Geleerd acquired the stadium out of highly publicized bankruptcy and turned around its financial position and ultimately engineered the sale back to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2005. Prior to joining Boeing, Mr.

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