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

Both Sides of the Table

Felipe grew up in Brazil. It seemed that back then the US government recognized the importance of attracting the best and brightest from around the world. TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US. He was fortunate.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

His work at Deloitte has taken him around the world, advising clients from Brazil to China, and given him a global perspective on how integrated global business has become. David just completed his first year at Columbia Business School.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

Trade in 2010 between Israel and the other countries that comprise Mercosur, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, reached $1.8 With the gradual expiration of the tariffs prescribed by the free trade agreement, Brazil, the largest regional economy, expects to triple its trade with Israel by 2015. .

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

While the country itself is small compared to other Western European big leagues, Tallinn has a HeatMap Trust Score of 93%, and in recent years government intervention and financial support have made it one of the most prominent places in the Baltic region for startups and startup accelerator programs.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The 2-year model, which was also backed by the Bank of Israel, will allow the government to present a long term plan and maintain market stability. The ministers also unanimously approved Steinitz’s proposal to implement a calculation system that would increase the government’s annual expense rate from 1.7%

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Election Postscript – That’s Pride Talking

Growthink Blog

Because for the first time in human history, true competition – the kind of competition that brought us the $300 computer, the electric car that goes 95 miles-per-hour, the $800 HD big-screen TV, and free overnight shipping on purchases as small as a few dollars, THAT kind of competition is coming to a government near you. Impractical?

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Entrepreneurship in the Fast Lane

Growthink Blog

IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. trillion, by 2020, equivalent to bringing a whole new market the size of Brazil online. In that same time frame, United States IPO volume declined 75% in real terms and now accounts for less than 11% of the global total. In the U.S.

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