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

Both Sides of the Table

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada.

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How To Build An Online Business Community That Markets For You

YoungUpstarts

It starts with a strong web presence and marketing plan. Craig de Borba is the founder of Onpoint Internet Marketing, a Sacramento based SEO company driving more traffic and conversions to local businesses since 2010. Need help creating your online business community? Write your comments below and let us know what your plan is.

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. If you’re in Sacramento, go to the Sacramento Ruby Meetup and go to the San Francisco Ruby Meetup as well.

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Pitching America’s mayors

Austin Startup

Startups make their case to mayors & tech leaders At SXSW, seven startups had the opportunity to pitch a group of mayors and tech leaders on their unique approaches to addressing civic challenges. Hosted by the U.S.

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Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags

Both Sides of the Table

I was home visiting my father in Sacramento. I had to put in a bit of web research to uncover an intricate web of ownership that leads to the Avis Budget ownership and worse still up to a well-known private equity group called Apollo. Or again here in Consumer Affairs dating back to 2005. Background. Hiding from something?

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20 Great Ways Libraries Are Using Pinterest

YoungUpstarts

Some are sharing links to new material through Pinterest and others are showcasing the wealth of free, open content available on the web through sites like Project Gutenberg and The Open Library. Many, like the Sacramento Public Library, are also highlighting local businesses, restaurants, tourist attractions, and events.

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Five Questions with: Douglas McGray, Editor-in-Chief of California Sunday Magazine

Hunter Walker

We create a great reading experience for the web, as well as a print edition, which gets delivered with select Sunday editions of the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Sacramento Bee. Too many media companies are overly dependent on one revenue stream, like web advertising. HW: Why “California” Sunday