economy
China opens doors of state-run companies to world’s top talent
By vivekwadhwa on 15 Apr 2012
The top talent in countries around the world have a new suitor: the Chinese government.
China has a severe shortage of skilled talent and, in a policy reversal, has decided to open its doors to talent from around the world. This could mean that the brilliant NASA scientists the U.S. laid off, could find new employment — and a new home — in Shanghai or Beijing.
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We need inventors to fill innovation black holes and help U.S. economy
By vivekwadhwa on 10 Mar 2012
When oil was still spewing uncontrollably from the Deepwater Horizon well last summer, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt and the X Prize Foundation issued a $1.4 million challenge calling for better technologies to clean up oil spills. Aside from Schmidt’s concern for the environment, the need for innovation in this arena was dire.
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USCIS to start entrepreneurs-in-residence program
By vivekwadhwa on 08 Feb 2012
After winning accolades from the Israeli parliament for academic achievement and gaining 10 years of experience in building mission-critical systems for the Israel Defense Forces, Amit Aharoni came to Stanford to complete an MBA. Then, like many of his Stanford peers, Aharoni caught the entrepreneurial bug. Last July, he founded a start-up, which is building a shopping engine for buying cruises.
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People, not industry, power innovation in Chile
By vivekwadhwa on 10 Oct 2011
I recently returned from a visit to Chile, which launched an ambitious effort in 2000 to become an IT outsourcing hub. It did so in an effort to break its economic dependence on its mining industry. By offering massive subsidies, the Chilean government created an outsourcing industry that generated $800 million in revenue and employed 20,000 people in 2008.
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Silicon Valley’s take on the markets
By vivekwadhwa on 24 Sep 2011
The S&P downgrade has sent Wall Street on a roller coaster, but how have the markets’ massive up-and-down swings impacted the global tech epicenter in California? It’s a question I’ve been asked repeatedly over the last few days.
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Job Hunt To-Do-List: Checklist for an Economic Downturn
By bayareadesi team on 23 May 2011
Exciting job opportunities can arise when you least expect them, even during an economic downturn. But in a competitive job market waiting too long to respond could cost you the job of your dreams.
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