Finally I got all the paperwork right and dropped my passport at their Seattle office. I said for them to call me when it came back and i'd come pick it up, but they didn't do that, they just fedexed it. No major harm there, as it was early. But it was a 1 year visa!
In their Ts and Cs they say they dont control what time grant the consulate gives, but they clealry took my money and submitted for a 5 year visa. And I get back the same thing I can do via an evisa for less than half the price without ever letting go of my passport.
There were bugs in the form (it asked me for a Schengen address which was irrelevant, and some other minor things that were just confusing and wrong). Worse, they said to address my biz letters to LA consulate.
Delivered only 1-year visa with lots of extra work and expense #BadService #OneStar I used @TravelVisaPro for the first time recently, in order to get a 5-year biz visa to India. My Order was #198640.
I have been getting 1-year e-visas with no problem, but it's a hassle to submit every year, and spending a few hundred with a service to ensure I had things all lined up for the long-term visa seemed a good use of $. That turned out not to be the case.
To the extent that I use short-form social other than LinkedIn and FB, I'll be @wpoole8.bsky.social
Scott nails it again: Corporate Ozempic profgalloway.com/corporate-o…
Congratulations to team goFlux for this funding. We are proud to partner with the team in their mission to power Brazil's agri-business engine.
#funding #venturecapital #entrepreneurship #startupfunding #GlobalSouth #RiseUpSouth #Brazil #agri #logistics #freight #innovation
Breaking news!
Thrilled to announce our investment in goFlux. Congrats Rodrigo Gonçalves, Pedro Azevedo, Renato Castilho, Luis Martinez, and the team!
Read more here: capria.vc/goflux-raises-usd-…
#startupfunding #funding #vc #entrepreneurship #Brazil #agri #logistics #innovation
New hazards of #flying - side cars on airline beverage / snack carts. Unlike the plus-sized person next to me, I’m sitting squarely in my seat with my shoulder within the confines of the seat and airspace I purchased. Two times the flight attendant pushes the cart along and wacks my shoulder with these extra capacity side cars, saying “watch your shoulder” after hitting me. Fortunately they are somewhat pliable and have rounded corners, but WTF @Delta ? Doing this to your passengers to save your having to refill the bin on the top of the carts?
Some news that's not about the #OpenAISaga: Is the Funding Winter Over for VC #Startups in the #GlobalSouth? And are startups adopting #GenAI? linkedin.com/pulse/funding-w… via @LinkedIn
Will Poole retweeted
To restrict AI from training on copyrighted material would have no precedent in how other forms of intelligence that came before AI, train.
There are no authors of copyrighted material that did not learn from copyrighted works, be it in manuscripts, art or music. You can't separate Gauguin's influence from Matisse, Velazquez's from Dali, Picasso's from Pollock, Beyonce's from Taylor Swift, nor Charles Taylor's from Yuval Noah Harari. The list goes on.
medium.com/@vkhosla/where-ai…
Will Poole retweeted
BIG NEWS!
We're excited to announce that Capria Ventures and Unitus Ventures have joined forces to unite under a single global brand - Capria Ventures.🌍✨
Read more here: capria.vc/news/unitus-ventur…
#NewBeginnings #Announcement #GlobalSouth #VentureCapital
I'm very proud that our daughter Sarah Lynne has launched her new business, The Reflective Collective! Like many entrepreneurial-minded people, she saw a problem that she had, verified it was a pain point for many others as well, a…lnkd.in/g3cy9P68 lnkd.in/g-C8SSSs
This is an excellent opportunity to make an impact in the Global South. Join our Southeast Asia investment team at Capria Ventures to accelerate the growth of next-generation tech businesses. lnkd.in/gxSJufBN
I wrote about AI causing both job loss and creation in India. And I made one policy suggestion that may or may not please CEOs in the IT services sector. lnkd.in/gQa_x7Ju
Good simple advice for founders. lnkd.in/gxhDAJZV
Being ex-MSFT and current-BetterPlace, this is exciting to see! lnkd.in/gtheFfxe
