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

Both Sides of the Table

TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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Entrepreneur-Friendly Policies (Finally) Showing Promise - But Leadership Required

Seeing Both Sides

The policy conversation regarding jobs and economic development is starting to show some promising signs, particularly in helping young companies flourish. In truth, it’s not small business that represents the country’s job engine. In truth, it’s not small business that represents the country’s job engine. It’s new businesses.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. It’s the most modern platform for application development on the planet.

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