Supporters of America’s H1B visa system argue that firms such as Microsoft and Google (both opposed to the existing system) should simply send these jobs overseas by expanding their current operations in places like China and India. The problem with this argument is that it does not follow economic logic. There are several economic factors… [Read more…]
February 24, 2008
It’s interesting when talking to start-up CEOs and entrepreneurs how often they are enamored with landing venture capital, as if receiving the funding itself is their main business objective. Venture capital is the beginning of any start-up’s journey- a vehicle to speed product development, expand market reach, and grow the firm more rapidly than what… [Read more…]
February 17, 2008
I get the social part of it. I just found a friend of mine from high school, spent 10 minutes with my wife perusing pictures to put on my profile, and even reviewed 20 results for “Sambucci” including two in London, one in Glasgow, and one in Ecuador. I don’t get the 100x revenues to… [Read more…]
June 29, 2007
[Author's note: A new article on this blog regarding Google employee retention is also available.) A recent Wall Street Journal article – “Start-Ups Make InroadsWith Google’s Work Force” has many people in the technology and business community clamoring with regard to Google’s innovation and employee retention challenges. Google has long been a source of personal… [Read more…]
June 11, 2007
Launch Silicon Valley was held last week at the Microsoft Mountain View campus on June 4-5. I was pleasantly surprised by the turnout of both entrepreneurs and venture capital representatives. Of the presentations that I attended, the Digital Media group was the most interesting to me. The presenting companies included – EyeJot, fix8, SnapJot, Yodio,… [Read more…]
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