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Unique ways to solve today’s talent crunch

Version One Ventures

Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. Onshore immigrant employees in Canada. That’s one reason there’s a growing trend for tech companies to open offices in Canada , as Canada is willing to grant visas to practically any highly skilled worker with a salaried job.

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Unique ways to solve today’s talent crunch

Version One Ventures

Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. Onshore immigrant employees in Canada. That’s one reason there’s a growing trend for tech companies to open offices in Canada , as Canada is willing to grant visas to practically any highly skilled worker with a salaried job.

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

Both Sides of the Table

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. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada. So he decided to start his company in Canada. He applied for the necessary immigration papers to run his company in Canada. But I have some.

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[Interview] Zack Creed, Oakville Golf Instructor On Entrepreneurship, Career Transitions

YoungUpstarts

After first being elected into the PGA in 2010, Zack Creed is exploring a return to active status in Canada. Do it for the right reasons; happiness, self exploration and acquisition of experience. Zack Creed: First and foremost, learning and playing a sport and business skill acquisition share some cornerstone characteristics.

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9 Shopify Apps to Win More Ecommerce Sales

ConversionXL

Rising customer acquisition costs—especially on ad platforms—have also put weaker brands with lower conversion rates out of business. The tool doesn’t show up as a payment option to anyone not in the United States or Canada.). Only the best are surviving, thus perpetuating a rise in conversion rates.

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Recapping Q2 2017: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

We hope everyone had a great Canada Day and/or Fourth of July! Among their solutions is a proprietary tool for token acquisition and decentralized trading and they’re also building the world’s most secure, cold, warm, and hot wallet solutions for token storage. It’s hard to believe that another quarter has flown by.

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Freescale Buys Canada-based CogniVue

SiliconHills

Freescale announced its acquisition of Ottawa, Canada-based CogniVue Corp. Freescale, a microchip maker based in Austin, is a market leader in making sensor, microcontroller and microprocessor solutions for automotive radar and vision applications. […] The post Freescale Buys Canada-based CogniVue appeared first on SiliconHills.

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