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

Both Sides of the Table

Again, much red tape even though David grew up in the US (he had since moved to Europe and married a wonderful woman from Romania). Friedman again in this weekend’s (Apr 3, 2010) NYTimes: “Between 1980 and 2005, virtually all net new jobs created in the U.S. We then moved our CFO, David Lapter, to the US. More red tape.

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Mission accomplished: Startup Visa Canada is here

Version One Ventures

In 2010, Cristian and Mircea arrived in Vancouver from Romania to start a new company. The initiative was inspired by the immigration struggles of the talented Summify team. This talented pair had a big idea, strong endorsements, and venture-capital backing from top tier investors like Accel.

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Twitter Link Roundup #63 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Modern Element Trends In Magazine-Styled Webdesign Of 2010 – [link]. Interview with a crowdSPRING Designer – Dana (from Romania) – [link]. Showcase Of 30 Amazing Business Card Designs – [link]. Mobile Development Toolkit – [link]. 40 Examples of Creative and Clever Billboard Designs – [link].

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Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, April 17, 2010 Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Hear the CEO of KISSmetrics give a sneak preview of what hell be presenting at the Startup Lessons Learned conference on April 23 (were less than a week away!): Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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The February cS Award and the January cS Award Winners!

crowdSPRING Blog

Marius is from Romania and does truly wonderful work. ” Personal Branding Award #3 was given to Saphire , who has been working on the site since January, 2010. Yet another veteran member of the community – Oscar is from Spain, joined the site in May 2010, and has participated in almost 300 projects! Thanks, Vass!

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Social Enterprises Globally

Business Plan Blog

With the 2010 election of Prime Minister David Cameron, a platform policy of the U.K. NESsT was co-founded by an American and a Chilean in 1997 and is currently a registered charity in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hungary, Peru, Romania, the U.K. There is a rich social enterprise culture present in the United Kingdom. and the U.S.

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12 Questions: Meet Ana Grigoriu (Germany)

crowdSPRING Blog

I was born and raised in the ever expanding capital of Romania, the crowded, noisy but charming Bucharest. Since I’ve lived there for the first 23 years of my life I figured I should try something else, so in early 2010 I’ve decided to move to Germany.

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