FEATURE
What Happened to Immigration Reform?
November 23, 2013 | The Atlantic
A powerful, well-organized coalition did everything it could, with no results. Now advocates are preparing to shift from lobbying to revenge. That John Boehner could make encouraging noises when confronted by activists, then pour cold water on immigration's legislative prospects, neatly summarized the plight of the reformers, many of whom are coming to grips with the possibility that their efforts, despite politicians' apparent receptiveness, have come to naught.
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Start-Up Founders Look Beyond Option of Selling or Going Public
November 19, 2013 | New York Times
Successful tech entrepreneurs eventually face a choice, known in Silicon Valley as an exit: either sell their start-ups to bigger companies or take them public. some entrepreneurs are seeking other options beyond the traditional two, inspired partly by the stories of start-ups that rebuffed buyout offers or regretted taking them. Below are entrepreneurs’ experiences, in their own words to NY Times reporters.
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Patenting Discoveries Doesn't Pay Off for Most Universities
November 22, 2013 | New York Times
Universities try to cash in on discoveries — gene splicing, brain chemistry, computer-chip design — but the great majority of them fail to turn their research into a source of income, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution. Research universities have “technology transfer” offices that make thousands of business deals annually but in any given year the resulting revenue funneled into university budgets is not even enough to cover the cost of running that office,
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