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

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I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

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Want to take a year pursuing your dream to write a screenplay, travel through Asia, run a triathlon or start your own fashion line? We were high tech at the very start of the boom. If you always planned to study a second language – START! If not now, then when? I learned much and had great experiences.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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VCs have also gone back to writing checks because as an industry we can’t be seen as “sitting on the sidelines” for years at a time. VC funding is definitely back from the constipation that was 2009 replete with frothy valuations chasing dreams of the next Facebook, Groupon or Zynga. VCs get paid to “put money to work.&#.