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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that it’s going to be a close election. Meanwhile, we’re seeing ads for Yes on 22 inside on-demand apps. Meet the Formerly Incarcerated Software Engineers who Built a No-Police Alternative to 911. Let’s start with Prop 22.

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

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil.