by Suhas | Jul 6, 2015 | Blog, Immigrant Entrepreneurship
By Frank Holmes At 16, Jan Koum immigrated to the U.S. from his native Ukraine, then still under communist control. He and his single mother rented a small two-bedroom apartment on government assistance and relied on food stamps. Even though he didn’t own a computer...
by Suhas | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog
By Daphne Mallory Overcoming adversity is part of life for immigrant entrepreneurs. We sometimes face adversity when fleeing our home countries. We may experience social isolation due to language barriers. Adversity can be a gift. For some immigrants, it’s been...
by Suhas | May 28, 2015 | Blog
By Cheryl Conner What’s the best education for running a business? An MBA? Here’s another idea—I am increasingly impressed with the lessons every business owner can learn from America’s immigrant entrepreneurs. From Google’s Sergey Brin to eBay’s Pierre Omidyar to...
by Suhas | Dec 7, 2014 | Article, Blog, Immigrant Entrepreneurship
By Yatin Mundkur Open borders brought Andrew Carnegie and Andy Grove to the U.S. They also brought Madeleine Albright and Henry Kissinger, a slew of German theoretical physicists to work on the Manhattan Project, and countless investors and entrepreneurs, including...