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Congratulations IndexTank!

K9 Ventures

Diego and I first met in 1997. I had recently finished the Master of Software Engineering ( MSE ) program at Carnegie Mellon and gone full time on my first startup. It was through their conversations that LinkedIn and IndexTank started discussing working together more closely. Diego had just started in the MSE program.

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Congratulations IndexTank!

K9 Ventures

Diego and I first met in 1997. I had recently finished the Master of Software Engineering ( MSE ) program at Carnegie Mellon and gone full time on my first startup. It was through their conversations that LinkedIn and IndexTank started discussing working together more closely. Diego had just started in the MSE program.

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My story and support for the Founders Visa

K9 Ventures

In December 1996, while I was still a student in the Master of Software Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I got bit hard by the entrepreneurial bug. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1997 and decided to use my OPT to give the company a proper shot. I always knew that I would someday start my own company.

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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

www.igda.org

In the aftermath of ea_spouse s post on LiveJournal, quality-of-life conversations in the game development business have taken on a new life and a new urgency. Introduction. Ea_spouse received thousands of comments to her original post — followed quickly by major media coverage. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

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Entrepreneur-Friendly Policies (Finally) Showing Promise - But Leadership Required

Seeing Both Sides

The policy conversation regarding jobs and economic development is starting to show some promising signs, particularly in helping young companies flourish. In truth, it’s not small business that represents the country’s job engine. In truth, it’s not small business that represents the country’s job engine. It’s new businesses.