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THE EDUCATOR

​Guido Kovalskys Nearpod

​• Inc. 500 rank 297

​• Three-year growth 1,320.2%

​• 2015 revenue $3.3 MILLION

​STARTING A successful business is tough. Even tougher: starting a successful business after emigrating to another country. All of these founders did just that, moving thousands of miles from home to where their talents and drive would be most appreciated. “The spirit of entrepreneurship in America is unparalleled,” says Vinita Negi, the New Delhi–born founder of Trigent Solutions (No. 369 on this year’s Inc. 500), a

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