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

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“Staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. TWTFelipe and everybody like him who want to start high-tech, green tech or other scientific companies in the US should be encouraged to do so. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman). But I have some. Irony, hey?). Crazy, huh?

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

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They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. In my home town of Santa Monica they painted 19 miles of bike lanes green to help delineate bikes & scooters from cars and they built 3 miles of soft barriers to test how this works with traffic flow.

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Chile’s pollution problems has led to green startups

The Next Web

This is especially true of its tech, an industry where Santiago’s innovations aren’t just making waves in South America, but are attracting some serious global attention. And the best thing about Santiago’s tech? Much of it is seems pretty set on making the world just that bit better to live in.

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Reflections of America this July 4th

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Still, I’m proud to live in America. My dad’s from South America if you’re interested. He left in his early twenties to come to America for his med-school residency. He traveled throughout South America on a donkey selling tools and cutlery until he met my grandmother in Columbia. I understand that.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

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He left traditional media at the top of his game to be the founding CEO of Next New Networks, one of the first digital video startups, backed by Spark Capital and bought by YouTube in 2011. After a stint as the President of North America at BBC Worldwide, Herb is returning to his roots in both digital and Latino.

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Bitesize Monday: eToro, Covertix, Iway, Tawkon, Grouper….

VC Cafe

Bitesize Monday on VC Cafe- the headlines that make the startup nation what it is today… Israeli startups funding rounds. Israeli startup acquisitions. Notable Israeli startups. Bitesize Monday on VC Cafe- the headlines that make the startup nation what it is today. eToro has announced an $8.3

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Why I’m Standing Today with My African American Friends, Family & Colleagues

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John Green (@johngreen) December 4, 2014. We know about the “stand your ground” laws that led to the killing of unarmed, 17-year-old African America, Treyvon Martin. My father is from South America and my family is Jewish. Startup Lessons' Eric Garner’s last words. pic.twitter.com/5lbqIEm63t.