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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

– while the other might want a quick sale and pocket some bucks while the tech market is hot. In my mom’s case she lost a friend permanently that made it awkward in our social interactions in the small Jewish community in Sacramento. One founder has more risk tolerance and the other wants to be conservative.

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

Both Sides of the Table

By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. I’d also double the salaries of all highly qualified math and science teachers, staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. The world’s best brains are on sale.

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2010 Election – How I’ll Vote

Venture Chronicles

Sales tax and registration costs add over 12% to the cost of a new vehicle and it needs to stop. As much as I love the intent of this proposition the fact remains that we, the voters, send people to Sacramento to do a job and increasingly we, the voters, are micromanaging the process. It’s not helpful. How I’ll Vote: NO.