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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. And to keep up with the Jones’s it seems that Yahoo! And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. Go do a startup.

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Interview with Adi Jaffe, All About Addiction

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The other is stigma--going up to someone and saying, I have an addiction problem, or my son has an addiction problem, and can you help them. That caused me to start a student group we called Psychology In Action (www.psychologyinaction.org), to help get the word out about psychology research to the public. Adi Jaffe: It is tough.

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Interview with Satish Varma, Clorder

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For our startup interview this morning, we caught up with Satish Varma , co-founder of Torrance-based Clorder (www.clorder.com), which is developing restaurant ordering software. We caught up with Satish to learn more about the company and its products. What's your background, and how did the company start?

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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. An E visa is meant for foreign investors looking to start a business in the U.S. Take the U.S.

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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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Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. Disruption of Education.

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

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Experiences way beyond any hack-a-thon, startup blog or your current company engagement can enrich your thinking and challenge you to think more broadly about the solutions you offer in the market. It’s not always the obvious sources of education that shape you the most. Don’t get me wrong – I loved economics. Fight monoculture.

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Why I Don’t Celebrate Income Inequality

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Founders start companies. But what I really wanted to point out is what happens to the 99% of people who work in the startup industry – they get neither of these benefits … 3. I wish founders, startup employees and VCs all paid the same rate of taxes. They get huge tax breaks for doing so. Then things get worse.

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