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Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur In Residence Five Year Results

Feld Thoughts

For the past five years, I’m been involved in an effort called the Global EIR program. It’s a national effort, led by Craig Montuori, that is modeled after an extremely successful program in Massachusetts, led by William Brah at the University of Massachusetts.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

In some agencies, large contractors seem to “own” sections, offices, organizations, or programs. Often former government employees, at the level of GS-15 and below, will leave as staffers and return the next day working for large Beltway contractors, working or managing the same programs they previously worked.

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

The Boston Startup School , founded at TechStars Boston (see For TechStars Boston, Life Beyond the Pitch ), is creating a program that will give aspiring entrepreneurs and others all the tools they will need to work at a startup. To a certain extent, Boston Startup School is a feeder program for students into TechStars companies.

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Massachusetts Has An Innovative Approach To Immigration Reform

Feld Thoughts

Two big proposals from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today. He’s also proposing an incredibly clever and innovative approach to immigration reform applicable only to Massachusetts. The Massachusetts non-competition situation has always been stupid. First, he’s proposing to ban non-competition agreements.

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Elemind: Wearable AI offers ‘electric medicine’ via brain stimulation

ReadWriteStart

The first round of seed investment has pulled in $12 million for the program, following multiple studies proving its efficacy, it was announced on Tuesday (Feb.6). How does Elemind work? The wearable works by reading individual brainwaves and stimulating them in real-time with responses tailored to the individual, thanks to its AI.

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21 Entrepreneurs Share Views on Whether Leaders are Born or Made

Hearpreneur

I spent 12 years working in and managing a youth leadership coaching program and have witnessed first-hand the evolution of a large number of young people to become great leaders , both personally and professionally. I have witnessed many women in a career women's leadership development program I work in, grow to become outstanding leaders.

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Digital Nomad Visa: Where to find the highest average salary?

Transformify

It also has the benefit of a remote work visa program which allows workers to stay in the country for up to two years as long as they're under contract with a Norwegian business. Massachusetts, home to more than 110 universities and colleges including Harvard and MIT, has the highest average salary at $72,940 (£58,320).

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