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US Immigration Fails Entrepreneurs Again

Feld Thoughts

The conversation in Washington DC has shifted back to “Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” With all the talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and the need for job creators in the US, our immigration policies are directly at odds with the concepts our politicians are telling us are critical for our economy to grow.

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Mr. Feld Goes to DC To Talk About Innovation

Feld Thoughts

I’m in Washington DC again – this time to talk about innovation. Staple a green card to the diploma of every foreign student who graduates from a US university. I don’t spend a lot of time in DC, in politics, or even following politics (I’ve never been a political junkie) so these short immersions are fascinating to me.

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Waiakea Water Joins List Of Sustainable Companies

YoungUpstarts

Here are some organizations committed to being green: World Wildlife Fund. This organization is based in Washington, DC. Their office space is green. Its workplace is green. Its product’s packaging is as green as possible. Its headquarters are in a LEED Platinum-certified building.

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These are the British Businesses Adopting Green and Sustainable Practices

The Startup Magazine

It appears as though consumer demand is motivating businesses to become more sustainable which is reinforced by government green tax breaks for energy-efficient SMEs. www.arcolatheatre.com/about/green. This was the start of the Green Arcola project, which began in 2007, that today has become a whole new enterprise of its own.

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The 10 Best Teams Ever Assembled (And What We Can Learn From Them)

YoungUpstarts

DC Comics’ team brings to the world-saving table Superman’s struggle for “truth, justice, and the American way;” Batman’s take-one-for-the-team nobility; Green Lantern’s handy jewelry; and Aquaman’s, um, super-amazing breaststroke skills. Besides, JLA could beat the Avengers in a fight.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

This is precisely why MakeSpace is growing so rapidly in its core markets: New York, Chicago and Washington DC where they can literally come and pick up your furniture and move it away and you never had to visit a facility and they do this at a cheaper price than incumbents by centralizing the location and thus having cheaper infrastructure costs.

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Immigration Reform: Now or Never?

Professor VC

ProfessorVC celebrated his 50th birthday this past week in his hometown of Washington, DC, with visits to the Capitol Hill and the White House to meet with legislators and White House officials on immigration reform. Blackberry is alive and well in DC. Haven't seen so many blackberries since before the launch of the iPhone.