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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. My dad’s father fled Jewish oppression in Eastern Europe as a teenager and ended up in South America. So I was intrigued when I read Thomas Friedmans’s Op Ed in December 2008 about the need to Reboot America. Let’s buy more!&#.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. 1 – Medical Device Sales. As a sales representative I noticed that the promotional efforts for Plastic Surgeons were held by a few large firms that overcharged. Sales Account Manager.

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Growth Could Kill Your Company!

Duct Tape Marketing

As hard as it can be to find the time, when your company is growing quickly you must regularly check to make sure you’re still meeting your promise to your customers, you’ve got the right people in place, and that your processes are keeping up with the sales. Tema Frank is a customer experience & digital marketing pioneer.

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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. They had a great managment team, A list VCs, great technology, excellent sales traction and market leadership in a very exciting space. MBO Partners State of Independence in America Study. Reports and Resources. Categories.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001.

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JOBS Act to Change Startup Funding Landscape

ReadWriteStart

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). The real truth is, since the "Internet bubble" burst in 2001, initial public offerings have not resumed the vitality levels of the late 1980s, let alone the boom years of the '90s.

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The Truth About Your Latest Idea: It Likely Sucks! Here’s Why…

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

With one sale. In fact, one sale was the only sale of the video I ever made. I built the entire product around what I would buy and used only that measurement to guide the product, promotion, and sales copy. The download came with two worksheets and access to a series of free informational emails. I priced it at $49.99