Immigrant Entrepreneurs

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Published April 2, 2007 at 8:30 PM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

We often hear that immigrants take jobs. But what about creating them? On Mondays Full Focus, well talk about the rising number of immigrants who are starting up companies in San Diego. Immigrant

What do Google, eBay and Yahoo have in common? Other than being Internet icons, they were all founded by immigrants. Recent studies show immigrants have a far-reaching impact on company creation and innovation. The National Venture Capital Association says immigrants started 25 percent of venture-backed public companies over the past 15 years. Within the high-tech sector, that number rises to 40 percent. The majority of those immigrant-founded tech companies are in California, a trend especially evident in technology-rich San Diego. Guests

Neil Senturia , a serial entrepreneur who teaches at San Diego State University's MBA program, and co-hosts AM radio show "I'm there for you Baby, The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Galaxy".
Gioia Messinger , co-founder and CEO of Avaak.

Immigrant Entrepreneurs

We often hear that immigrants take jobs. But what about creating them? On Mondays Full Focus, well talk about the rising number of immigrants who are starting up companies in San Diego. Immigrant

We often hear that immigrants take jobs. But what about creating them? On Mondays Full Focus, well talk about the rising number of immigrants who are starting up companies in San Diego. Immigrant