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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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Originally introduced by Senator Kerry and Senator Lugar in 2010, the act was reintroduced in late 2011 based on opinion that company creation could be a strong push towards job creation. The Startup Act outlines a five-prong approach to job creation based on the proven track record of entrepreneurs: Reducing regulatory burdens.

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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Clark Benson: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have had one prior Internet exit. Our growth has been steady from month-to-month, and has just started to ramp up heavily in 2011. We had some great offshore coders as part of the engineering team. What's the story behind Ranker? It actually closed on New Year's Day, 2007.

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