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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. I look for entrepreneurs who set out on their journeys to do exactly that – build big businesses. in their 20′s.

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Interview with Adi Jaffe, All About Addiction

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I was trying to figure out how to access the public, provide information, and educate them about addiction. I asked him if he wouldn't mind sitting down with me, and he helped me develop the business model, and suggested that I work with some offshore developers on automating the system. We have three or four now.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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Strict boundaries and a marathon of hoops to jump through just to submit your documentation as an immigrant, are resulting in less American educated immigrants staying to pursue the process, rather opting to return to their home countries. Take the U.S. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries. .

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Avoid Monoculture. Travel. Read Widely. Let Experience be Your Compass.

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Esther was talking about problems and entrepreneurs as far away as Russia. Even from a young age, my experiences as president of my college fraternity were more formative in my experiences as an entrepreneur than my economics classes were. It’s not always the obvious sources of education that shape you the most.

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