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

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral. It seemed that back then the US government recognized the importance of attracting the best and brightest from around the world. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story.

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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. After that it quickly gained credibility and spread throughout government, and corporate America. But that’s a different article… Less prominent in the news, but possibly more important, is Amazon’s investment in ACQUIA. Acquia, Inc.

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Growth Could Kill Your Company!

Duct Tape Marketing

When Alina Martin took over her father’s small company in 2007 it had been ticking along, growing slowly for several years. She launched her first website in 1995 and in 2001 founded Web Mystery Shoppers, one of the world’s first companies to do remote usability testing of websites and web-related customer service.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. More than 1,600 VC investments in TMT have been made since 2007, with a record high of 436 in 2011. Google retreated to Hong Kong and Baidu took its place.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

The US government, however, lost most of the $2 billion it put into SBIC firms.” It was decimated because of lack of performance between 2001 and 2009, just like much of the rest of the VC industry around the US. One of the other problem is SBA and SBIC’s behavior in governance of the fund.

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8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Software By Rob

has been in recession since December of 2007. Back in 2001 I worked with a consultant who was a developer when times were really good, and a trainer when times were really bad. It would be a good idea to plan out your career or business by considering government contracting. They finally said it – the “R&# word.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. SpaceX has an incredible technological, competitive advantage over its peers and now it has an incredible advantage in sourcing government relationships. Dan has a B.A. On Dan’s Favorite Books.