Startup Professionals Musings

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Mentors-Plus-Capital Programs – Intense Incubation

Startup Professionals Musings

We reasonably assure that they have oil for their engines, in the form of logistical, administrative, and professional support services that reduce their risk. Paul Graham built the mold at Y Combinator , which he founded back in 2005.

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America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help

Startup Professionals Musings

The innovation engine that powered the U.S. Studies show that foreign immigrants who enter on H-1B visas make a greater innovation and scientific contribution to the nation, by patenting at double the rate of native-born Americans, and publishing more highly-cited engineering articles. More and more people, like Henry R.

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Boomers are Looking for Another Bite at the Apple

Startup Professionals Musings

of startup businesses as far back as 2005. There are other positions were Boomers are sometimes not the best fit: Leading-edge technology architects, designers, consultants, and engineers. In case you think that all of these are employed by big companies, listen to these statistics: According to an article in U.S.