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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. I certainly don’t want the next generation of iPad-like innovation to come “with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort.&# Do you?

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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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Election Postscript – That’s Pride Talking

Growthink Blog

In 20 years we will look back at the first few elections of the global Internet age the way we remember the smoky backrooms of elections past. Sequoia Capital recently made headlines with the NASDAQ IPO of Mecox Lane, a Chinese Internet retailer and the seventh IPO by a Chinese company backed by Sequoia in the last 18 months.

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Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness)

crowdSPRING Blog

The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. It will not be the Facebooks of the world that will prove a job-creating force, but rather the new technologies that are the equivalent of the mainframe computer, the PC revolution, or the Internet.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After I looked like a slob on the biggest day of my life I scoured the internet to find the solution I was looking for. 4- Provide intelligence to the government and the public. Government and the American public. Photo Credit: Rob Kessler. I started my business because I hated the way my dress shirt looked on my wedding day.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. Eduardo Henrique is the head of U.S.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The Israeli government launched a plan to attract financial services sector firms to Israel in 2010 and is in talks with other international financial services companies that are considering opening financial research centers in Israel. DELL INAUGURATES ISRAELI R&D CENTER, DOUBLES WORKERS.

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