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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. So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

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In the case of Freshdesk, their main competitor, Zendesk, is operating with a San Francisco - Copenhagen cost-structure and will find it harder to compete with this strategy. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

prosperati.com

Now on to more operational considerations. As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering. There must be a healthy acquisition or IPO pipeline in the market. It was very difficult to find the right people.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. I’ve blogged about them since 2009 and so many of the companies I’ve featured have come and gone.