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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. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman).

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

Jocz , you may need to change how you segment your audience: Marketers typically segment according to demographics (“over 40,” say, or “new parent” or “middle income”) or lifestyle (“traditionalist” or “going green”). Hyundai’s Assurance program, which debuted during the 2007–08 financial crisis, is a great example. Image source ).

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The Past, Present and Future of Gender Lens Investing

Austin Startup

Gender lens investing is part of the broader genre of “impact investing,” a term coined by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2007 that put a name to investments made with the intention of generating both financial return and social and/or environmental impact.

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Give Your Advertising ROI a Serious Boost by Maintaining Scent (11 examples)

ConversionXL

I used to live and work in Dubai (2005-2007). Landing page has no copy except for the product name. The green one was the banner ad: Whoa, really? Green/orange banner and dark gray / red landing page? It takes a while to understand how its connected. Ultimately it depends what the searcher was looking for. 7 Kashflow.

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12 Terrific Coworking Spaces in Chicago

crowdSPRING Blog

Since 2007 it’s helped find, fund, and nurture technology companies out of its 65,000 square foot workspace in downtown’s Lyric Opera building. This coworking space gets its name from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, but not to commemorate the fire itself. Merchandise Mart Plaza. Suite 1212. 4101 North Broadway. 1516 W Carroll Ave.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

“This essay is dedicated to the great VC’s on my board who I am lucky to work with: Sameer Gandhi from Accel, Jeremy Liew from Lightspeed, and Kirsten Green from Forerunner. ” I had dinner last week with somebody you would consider one of the best known names in our industry. I rest my case. Ergo I suck.

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How to Take on a Giant :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

Duct Tape Marketing

Denny tackles the question that many small businesses face and that’s “what to do when you’re faced with competition that has more money, name recognition and customers?&# If I were to sum up Killing Giants it would be this – Identify a competitor’s vulnerability and exploiting the heck out of it.