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

Both Sides of the Table

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. By 2005 I had moved back to the US and we started hiring US employees (The first two employees we hired had both grown up in India! Felipe grew up in Brazil. More red tape.

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Ted Rheingold Founded Dogster in 2004: Five Questions About Building a Startup, Selling a Startup and Whether SF Is Still a Good Place

Hunter Walker

Arin Fishkin did all the original graphic design. Though I should point out was still doing client work for OneMatchFire until mid-2005 until the business could pay full salaries. From the middle to 2005 to early 2010 the business was break-even or better every quarter. This was pre-Google images, pre-MySpace/Facebook.

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14 Things Your Employees Are Dying To Hear From You

YoungUpstarts

You might be surprised to learn, for instance, that your administrative assistant would like to be included in the next marketing campaign design team. After all, they’ll have had a hand in designing them! Simple things like gratitude, respect, and autonomy make people far more happy than, say, big salaries and corner offices.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Startup Executive Compensation Scorecard

Altgate

We’ve designed this Scorecard and it’s currently being built, but in the meantime I wanted to get feedback from CEOs and VCs on the feature design. .&# The idea behind the Scorecard is to provide a comprehensive benchmark for the management team of a particular company compared to it’s specific peer group.

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Six Components Of A Positive Workplace Culture — And Why Your Company Needs One

YoungUpstarts

At Barefoot, we designed colorful work spaces with natural light and playful graphics. By that time, your competition will woo them with higher salaries and a positive company culture. Give these teams clear goals and celebrate when they’re accomplished. You might even want to introduce a little friendly competition.

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9 Ways To Make Sure Your Small Business Is Better Off Four Years From Now

YoungUpstarts

We started the Barefoot Wine brand in our laundry room in 1986, made it a nationwide bestseller, and successfully sold the brand to E&J Gallo in 2005. Top-down thinking, when it comes to product, package design, and even promotion, can undermine what has taken years to establish.

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Boosting the French Tech Ecosystem

Cracking the Code

The Netherlands has a special tax regime for expatriates - known as the 30% regulation – which entitles them to a tax-free cost reimbursement of 30% of the salary (with some technical adjustments). Lower social charges for foreigners joining a company less than 10 years old.