thinkisgood

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by thinkisgood 14y ago
Clickable: https://apps.facebook.com/degreesapp/
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Show HN: Degrees of Separation
5 points by thinkisgood 14y ago|1 comments
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A Famous Angel Explains The Four Biggest Mistakes Startups Make(businessinsider.com)
2 points by thinkisgood 14y ago|0 comments
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All the World’s a Game, and Business Is a Player(nytimes.com)
9 points by thinkisgood 14y ago|2 comments
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The Science Behind Those Obama Campaign Emails(businessweek.com)
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New start-up hubs challenging Silicon Valley - study(reuters.com)
22 points by thinkisgood 14y ago|18 comments
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by thinkisgood 14y ago
Anyone can say they have an idea that will create 1,000 jobs in 3-4 years. How do you pick the ones that actually will?
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by thinkisgood 14y ago
They should be. The problem is that there are very little barriers to entry to these start ups and as such, pretty much anyone can start one and have a visa. The problem with setting benchmarks are where do you set them? There is already a
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by thinkisgood 14y ago
The US does offer a program like this, which the author referred to, and is the EB-5 program. It requires you to invest $1MM in the US and create 10 jobs ($500k and 10 jobs in economic development zones). You can go from a visa to a green c
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by thinkisgood 14y ago
I'm all for opening up the US and allowing more immigrants in. With the author's solution, who determines what is and what is not a start up? If I start a restaurant, am I not a start up? What if I start a cleaning service, a landscaping co
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by thinkisgood 14y ago
The author still does not understand how a P&L or balance sheet works. If you are selling a business and you can show the buyer you have a $175k contract that is profitable pending, it will only add value to the business. Showing guaran