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

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Felipe grew up in Brazil. So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral. TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US. We then moved our CFO, David Lapter, to the US.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Today, CedarLane is the largest family-owned and operated national frozen food brand in the U.S. I grew up in Minas Gerais, Brazil and my mother was a cleaner in my home town. I started my business in San Diego in 2007. CedarLane offers a wide variety of all-natural fresh and frozen, ready-made meals. 2 – Stranded.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

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“The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” Chris first came aboard as a consultant back when we were building the site in 2007 and became employee #2 in January 2008, 3 months before we launched. ” ~ Samuel Gompers . Thanks, Adriano!

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. billion), and 33 percent lower than proceeds in 2007 ($3.79 BRAZIL GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR ISRAEL-MERCOSUR FTA. Brazil is Israel’s largest trade partner in Latin America. billion in 2009, compared with $10.8

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

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Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators. FACEBOOK BUYS ISRAELI FEATURE PHONE MAKER SNAPTU.

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Facebook Acquires Israel’s Snaptu For an Estimated $60-70 Million

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Founded in 2007 by Ron Makavy, Micha Berdichevsky, and Barak Naveh, Snaptu raised a total of $9 million in three rounds: $3 million from Carmel Ventures, $5 million a year ago (March 2010) from Sequoia and $1 million from private investors, including Spotlab, an angel fund operated by former Israeli MP Neomi Blumental.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

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Albaugh, which was founded in 1979, has six plants in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, and a joint venture in China, and its South American sales in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile complement Makhteshim’s business in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. billion in 2007 and de-listed from Nasdaq. billion), or 2.5