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What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar

Both Sides of the Table

Our most famous current rocket entrepreneur — Elon Musk — was from South Africa. The co-founder of Google wasn’t born in America nor was the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, WhatsApp, Yahoo! and the founder of eBay and many others. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs?

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“Visibility” — A Powerful Lesson on DACA and The American Dream from @LeonKrauze

Both Sides of the Table

As a Jewish person I know something about this scapegoating because it is the history of my people for 2,000+ years including the Pogroms in Eastern Europe that cause my family to escape using fake passports and wind up in South America (Colombia) in search of a better life. It was widely discussed at the Upfront Summit for a reason.

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This Friday at NYU-Annual Stern Private Equity Conference

David Teten

In addition, there will be 8 thematic panels: Leveraged Buyout, Real Estate, Energy, Distressed, Venture Capital & Growth, Media & Entertainment, Emerging Markets, and Limited Partners & Secondaries.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Mexico/Central America. South America. Breaking Up (With a Co-Founder) Is Hard to Do.

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12 Top Picks: Austin Startup Week on Oct 12

Austin Startup

Building Your Business on Open Source Data 10:00 am at Galvanize Featuring Data.world co-founder and CTO Bryon Jacob, this panel will explore the increasingly important role of open source data science in the startup economy. Media in Tech Meet Up 5:00 pm at WP Engine This Meet Up is hosted by MediaTech Ventures and WP Engine.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

While living in South America, founders Jacob and Eric gained a deep love and understanding of the cultures in that region of the world. He searched through social media extensively to find more details about her. My business’s name is WeLoans- which we brainstormed with my creative team and co-founder.

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Entrepreneur Making Huge Strides in the Digital Age

Hearpreneur

That’s the story of Zima Media, and the co-founders, Michael Zima and Damien Bouvier. We had a chance to interview Michael Zima and asked about their story, how they started their business and the future of Zima Media. Zima Media Facebook: [link]. Zima Media Instagram: [link]. Tell us your story.