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

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I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. Not least of which because my father immigrated to the US in the 1960’s for his residency program of medical school. While many doctors went to Vietnam my father was a pediatrician and they needed those in the US. He was fortunate.

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Some Tips to Improve the Civility on Hacker News

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Starts with “what a f ing pompous blowhard … F you, you are not my Mother or my Father & I resent that implication.&# Or this one from earl that starts with, “The reason Mark is an a**hole is that he’s trying to create / exploit cultural norms to prevent employees acting in their own self interest.&#.

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Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags

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I was home visiting my father in Sacramento. … should I avoid blog posts like this that might be outside my normal remit? Tags: Start-up Advice. Many of these complaints stem from the charges individuals found on their credit card statements.&# Or again here in Consumer Affairs dating back to 2005. Background.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

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As a father, I have strong beliefs on this topic. Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also. That is true of all my blog posts. It is what I love the most about debates and one of the things I love most about blogging. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis.

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

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He had followed me on Twitter and sent me a nice message about my blog. So when I saw the merely mortal Tristan with a normal sized Twitter following I clicked through to his link, saw his blog, saw that he was a second year at Stanford and just thought, “hey, he seems like an interesting guy. before having 300k followers!).

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

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It shows a young boy being raised by his single grandmother because his father overdosed on drugs and his mom abandoned him. I know that I make grammar and spelling errors in this blog but I promise it’s through speed of writing, typing and publishing and not through a lack of knowledge. Tags: Non Tech.

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