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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 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.

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Manjit Singh Sahota on Energy Tech Innovation in Oil and Gas Exploration

The Startup Magazine

Countries like Russia, China, Canada, and the United States are involved in drilling races, trying to capture as much of the crude oil market as they can, all the while implementing new energy tech innovation to improve safety, productivity, and environmental impact. Canada has also been competitively searching for new oil and gas reserves.

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Startup Visa Act 2013 Introduced By Udall (D-Colo) and Flake (R-Ariz)

Feld Thoughts

Today appears to be government day on Feld Thoughts. ” He also supported stapling green cards to diplomas, something I’ve been advocating since my OpEd with Paul Kedrosky in the Wall Street Journal on 12/2/09 titled Start-up Visas Can Jump-Start the Economy. Obama: “Staple” green cards to advanced STEM diplomas.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Wicked Lasers

crowdSPRING Blog

The lasers come in red, blue and green and their handles have a certain sci-fi appeal. There were numerous challenges we have had to face, from government regulation to George Lucas sending us a cease and desist letter because our lasers looked too much like light sabers. So imagine my glee when I discovered Wicked Lasers on the site.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Canada in ’93 and went on to spend a decade in broadcast journalism. Before starting my dance company in late 2018, I was gung-ho about giving 40+ years of my life away to the federal government. Thanks to Penny Bauder, Green Kid Crafts ! #14- It¹s not a fixed routine and I am never bored. Thanks to Tanya Brown, Lauren St.

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

This is a company that when they were founded, it wasn’t just that they were competing against other companies, but they were competing against industries and regulations and governments that wanted to essentially regulate them out of existence. Europe, Canada, and in 2040, all over the world. So this was one unusual step here.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I built a multi-million dollar company (and sold it) from New Brunswick Canada. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Government grants – Credit cards / debt. We (QuoteRobot) are a “ramen profitable” startup in Canada.