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

Both Sides of the Table

“Staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. TWTFelipe and everybody like him who want to start high-tech, green tech or other scientific companies in the US should be encouraged to do so. He stated: “China is also courting trouble. TWTFelipe moved to Montreal, Canada.

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Volunteering in China with my son

David Cohen

Recently, I took my 11 year old (Andrew) to Beijing, China for 10 days. Inspired by Mark Solon , and organized through Globe Aware , we worked in a school for the children of migrant workers who have no government services. 30 minutes through border patrol and we are in china. tomorrow the Great Wall of china.

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Book: Where The Jobs Are

Feld Thoughts

He has a vision and the experience to create a non-partisan organization to engage and educate people, especially policymakers in government, regarding the critical importance of entrepreneurs and startups to innovation, economic growth, and job creation. It’s a great book that every policy maker in government at any level should read.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their One Prediction for Business in 2022

Hearpreneur

This is critical since the government is moving toward a speedier payment system, which will reduce the time it takes for victims to get compensation. Thanks to Sarah Jameson, Green Building Elements ! #12- We’re not all going to be together as quickly as we thought, so recreating “hallway moments” will be a bigger priority this year.

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Entrepreneurship in the Fast Lane

Growthink Blog

7 Companies in China have raised more than $1 billion in an IPO this year. IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. And with their capital and confidence, China and India are stretching their wings. and of Green Dot CANNOT be retroactively analyzed for guidance as to what the next new thing will be.

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Swedish Start-Up to Fight China’s Polluted Air – But The Movement Is Nation-Wide

YoungUpstarts

On the opposite pole, we have China, one of the countries with the most polluted air. A heavily industrialized country, with high population density, China now struggle with severe air pollution. We think of it as a free commodity, but countries like India and China prove us wrong day after day. And start-ups are no exception.

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How You Know You’ve Got the Right Startup Model?

Both Sides of the Table

Luddite dealers started petitioning state governments to make TrueCar illegal. Turkey or China? Even governments don’t like losing their monopoly – control of the media. And given how large the auto industry is as a percentage of the economy these people have clout (but no Klout ;-)).

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