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

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They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition. My dad’s father fled Jewish oppression in Eastern Europe as a teenager and ended up in South America. So I was intrigued when I read Thomas Friedmans’s Op Ed in December 2008 about the need to Reboot America. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

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I was an early and tireless advocate for the growth of the Internet video ecosystem and as virtually every article I wrote made clear I believe the 800-pound-gorilla is YouTube and will remain so for the foreseeable future. The Internet works best on Deflationary Economics. So Why MiTú? Why Double Down on YouTube.

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Why All Business Founders Should Learn Basic Programming

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If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone mention that he/she’s got a fantastic idea for an Internet startup, I’d probably have about eight bucks. (I The time has passed when you could just outsource the coding and build the next big thing on the Internet. They talk about user acquisition and product management.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

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This month’s trend continues to be acquisitions of Israeli firms by large US corporates. Facebook’s acquisition of Face.com will enable the social network to embed face recognition software into its photo app. This is Facebook’s second acquisition in Israel, following the acquisition of Snaptu for $70m in March 2011.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. - Mexico/Central America. South America. Computer And Internet. Internet Services. But the company began to struggle after its relationship with Yahoo Inc. Passenger Transportation. -

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Bitesize Monday: eToro, Covertix, Iway, Tawkon, Grouper….

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Israeli startup acquisitions. A bit old but still very relevant – Questions asked about Groupon’s acquisition of Israel’s Grouper for an estimated $8 to $15 million. Israeli start-up Iway Mobile and cellphone provider Cellcom brought to market the first in-car Internet navigation system – The Comodo.

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Exclusive: Enigmai Helps SMBs Simplify Complex Workforce Scheduling on the Cloud [Interview]

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VC Cafe: How to you manage new customer acquisition/sales? Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen significant traction from south America – about 70%. Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen significant traction from south America – about 70%.

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