Title: Silicon Valley Start-Ups Fueled by Immigrants

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/sil_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Silicon Valley Start-Ups Fueled by Immigrants' data-article-id='1468'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9396'>Some of the people behind the start-ups are immigrants from countries like Sri Lanka, Taiwan and China. </span> <span data-start-time='9396' data-end-time='15708'>One of those start-ups is called Cloud of Goods. </span> <span data-start-time='15708' data-end-time='27313'>It is an online business that links local residents who have things to rent with tourists who need those things. </span> <span data-start-time='27313' data-end-time='38938'>People who need car seats, strollers, bicycles or camping equipment can use the service to rent these goods.</span> <span data-start-time='38938' data-end-time='44958'>Punsri Abeywickrema is the founder of Cloud of Goods. </span> <span data-start-time='44958' data-end-time='48354'>He is from Sri Lanka. </span> <span data-start-time='48354' data-end-time='58333'>He says he has based his business on the fact that we all buy goods that we do not use all the time. </span> <span data-start-time='58333' data-end-time='64375'>When they are not being used, they can be rented to someone else.</span> <span data-start-time='64375' data-end-time='76438'>“The idea was, you know, there's a lot of resources that we all (have) accumulated in our homes, in our garages, in our closets, that (are) sitting idle, and how can we use this to make it better for everyone?”</span> <span data-start-time='76438' data-end-time='76438'>The company just opened for business. </span> <span data-start-time='80042' data-end-time='90792'>Workers at the company recently celebrated its first $500 of income with a drink of sparkling wine.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/sill_img.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5980 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/what_does_startup_mean.m4a'>What does start-up mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a new business'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/a_special_ability.m4a'><span>a special ability</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/a_new_business.m4a'><span>a new business</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/something_useful.m4a'><span>something useful</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/to_gain_control_of.m4a'><span>to gain control of</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5981 data-hint-location='9396' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/what_is_the_name_of_punsris_company.m4a'>What is the name of Punsri's company?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Cloud of Goods'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/igoods.m4a'><span>iGoods</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/icloud.m4a'><span>iCloud</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/groupon.m4a'><span>Groupon</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/cloud_of_goods.m4a'><span>Cloud of Goods</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5982 data-hint-location='44958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/the_founder_of_the_startup_is_from__blank__.m4a'>The founder of the start-up is from <span class='blank'>Sri Lanka</span>. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Sri Lanka'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/india.m4a'><span>India</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/sri_lanka.m4a'><span>Sri Lanka</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/china.m4a'><span>China</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1004/taiwan.m4a'><span>Taiwan</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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Some of the people behind the start-ups are immigrants from countries like Sri Lanka, Taiwan and China. One of those start-ups is called Cloud of Goods. It is an online business that links local residents who have things to rent with tourists who need those things. People who need car seats, strollers, bicycles or camping equipment can use the service to rent these goods. Punsri Abeywickrema is the founder of Cloud of Goods. He is from Sri Lanka. He says he has based his business on the fact that we all buy goods that we do not use all the time. When they are not being used, they can be rented to someone else. “The idea was, you know, there's a lot of resources that we all (have) accumulated in our homes, in our garages, in our closets, that (are) sitting idle, and how can we use this to make it better for everyone?” The company just opened for business. Workers at the company recently celebrated its first $500 of income with a drink of sparkling wine.

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