Want to grow innovation? Fix immigration

Want to grow innovation? Fix immigration

As movements such the startup visa program continue to gain steam in Washington, the CTO of the United States is joining the call. Aneesh Chopra, in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University, says the key to fixing the decreased flow of innovation in this country is to fix the nation’s broken immigration system. Chopra offers his personal perspective on the issue, noting that his father was an engineer who immigrated to America … Continue Reading

Startup Visa: It’s time to wake up, America…

Startup Visa: It’s time to wake up, America…

(Editor’s note: Will Herman is an entrepreneur who has founded or held senior roles in several tech companies. This story originally appeared on his blog.)

Don’t even get me started about the sorry state of American technological and economic competitiveness and our complete ignorance of what really made the U.S. a great and growing country since its inception.

We are so caught up with balancing what is politically correct, what is politically achievable and … Continue Reading