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AI Houses & Reverse Mentors

Start Up Blog

A tiny cohort of startup founders who shared ideas on tech before it was trendy. He truly led me to becoming an author and technology commentator. The Stranger from Romania – Raul Oaida – was my co-conspirator in creating the world’s first ever drivable lego car.

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Top Startup Winner: Balodana

The Startup Magazine

I work in technology where the dress code is relaxed, but an executive woman my age can wear neither a hoodie nor a stuffy suit.). Then in 2016 I found a dressmaker in Romania who created fashion-forward designs that were made to measure, and the light bulb went off! Team Info: Founder: Dana Todd. Dana Todd, Balodana Founder.

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

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman).

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Christian Gheorghe, founder and CEO of Tidemark. Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. His father came from Romania. So my goal was to transfer into the deeply technical part of Andersen Consulting so people would see me as a technologist because I love technology. Technical founder.

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Mission accomplished: Startup Visa Canada is here

Version One Ventures

oi and Cristian Strat, founders of Summify (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two years ago , Danny Robinson, Maura Rodgers and myself started to lobby for a Startup Visa Canada that would make it easier for foreign (tech) entrepreneurs to start their company in Canada. In addition, Startup Visa will create good Canadian jobs.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Christian Gheorghe, founder and CEO of Tidemark. Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic.

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