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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. Not least of which because my father immigrated to the US in the 1960’s for his residency program of medical school. When he had finished the program the US wanted more doctors due to the Vietnam War. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable

YoungUpstarts

government’s recent disengagement from its space program has yielded tremendous entrepreneurial opportunities for the pioneers of the space tourism industry. In 2001, in conjunction with the Russian Space Agency, American entrepreneurs Peter Diamindis, Eric C. Certainly, the U.S.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

In 2001, Stewart Butterfield abandoned plans to build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) after costs became too great; he built photo-sharing service Flickr instead. Because Stewart’s programmers are ten times more productive than they were in 2001 due to massive advances in programming language technology.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

#9 – Developing an Entrepreneur Program. One of the assignments I experienced was the development of their Entrepreneur Program. After retiring in 2001, I also joined a ladies networking group, On Purpose Networking for Women (OPN). Image Credit: Anna Renault. I worked for them for 31+ years. 12 – Knocked on Doors.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

State of Independence in America. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. MBO Partners State of Independence in America Study. Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere – Show No. 16: Wayne Sutton and Dave Kashen

Steve Blank

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs, lows that pushed them forward. ” This was around 2001. I was like, “… It’s going to be big. And it’s a culture issue. .

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The unimportance of product names

37signals.com

It’s not mind blowing, it wont be muttered in households across america… but it’s something that works. ”), but the original 2001 iPod itself had nothing to do with the internet. Programming. And sure enough, after I actually got off my ass and started doing something a decent name came along. 27 Apr 10.