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

Both Sides of the Table

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. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. Irony, hey?).

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Interview with Ilya Pozin, Cofounder of Pluto TV

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We caught up with Pluto TV's co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Ilya Pozin , to hear about how the company started, and its path to acquisitionas well as to get some tips on startup success. I had always kind of been a computer nerd, and had been starting companies in high school. The opportunity for an acquisition came from them.

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

Companies that take these creative fee structures are usually solo practitioners or companies with a limited number of partners who are amenable to accepting such compensation. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3

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Equity Compensation: A 6 Point Primer on Creative Service Fees

From the Venture Trenches

Companies that take these creative fee structures are usually solo practitioners or companies with a limited number of partners who are amenable to accepting such compensation. Charlie eventually sold those shares for $26 million when he left the business in 2005, which meant he earned $4.3

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