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ReturnShip Program, Part III

OnlyOnce

I’ve written a couple times this past year about our ReturnShip program, which is a 4-month paid internship program designed for women who have been out of the workforce for more than 3 year to re-enter and build credible and relevant experience, and to expand the talent pool for our organization. MWH Global @ [link].

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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. When he had finished the program the US wanted more doctors due to the Vietnam War.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

Besides convenience and affordability, online programs often offer courses and instruction that might normally not be open to the general public. The Khan Academy is a recognized non-profit organization with donations from companies including Google, Bank of America, and AT&T. Best of all? ” Small Business Survival Kit.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. In my home town of Santa Monica they painted 19 miles of bike lanes green to help delineate bikes & scooters from cars and they built 3 miles of soft barriers to test how this works with traffic flow.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

Besides convenience and affordability, online programs often offer courses and instruction that might normally not be open to the general public. The Khan Academy is a recognized non-profit organization with donations from companies including Google, Bank of America, and AT&T. Best of all? ” Small Business Survival Kit.

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, February 22, 2009 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. See Paul Grahams Why Nerds are Unpopular to learn more) Take a look at this article on a programming Q&A site: How old are you, and how old were you when you started coding?

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A Boundless Ally To Immigrants

Feld Thoughts

Since then, I’ve been involved in many immigration-related activities, including the Global EIR program , a docu-drama called For Here or To Go , and direct involvement in helping many immigrants to the US get their visas and green cards. Working with Xiao and the team he’s built has been incredibly rewarding.