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A Story About a Startup Founded by an Immigrant

The Startup Magazine

Eventually, Cong Son Ta found his way to New York City. Now, Cong Son Ta helps people in need from Africa, Syria, Nepal, and more. When Cong Son Ta arrived in America, he fell in love with a country that gave a chance to everyone. Now, he lives in a Penthouse while also using a villa near the ocean in LA on a regular basis.

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

online.wsj.com

Loading… New York. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New Hampshire.

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Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

In fact, I believe the movement is now mainstream—startups, VCs, accelerators, are no longer “new.”. There are co-working spaces in basically every city in the world—from Nepal to New York. Almost every large organization has some kind of incubator or accelerator program.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Mr. Black came to New York in 2005, founded SustainabiliTV.com, producers of ‘The Business Case for Sustainability’ and produced several important films in Darfur and Nepal. KeyWifi is the world first peer-to-peer wifi exchange platform; it launched in May this year at TEDxEast in New York.

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What Asia and Facebook’s Free Internet Project Have in Common?

Transformify

Nepal was in ruins and thousands were reported dead or missing. The donations have most probably been utilized and the tourists are reluctant to visit Nepal. According to New York Times , as ‘’Beijing becomes a supercity, the rapid growth brings pains. Days before the earthquake in April 2015.

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