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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She not only rented out her room but also rented the couch. So her wedding story had a happy ending.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. Take the U.S. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles. But not so fast, as the law is still a proposal and not predicted to be enacted until at least later this year.