Let me advise you something different, its valid & legal and it works perfectly fine... i know many have done this before by applying for Canadian permanent res

Let me advise you something different, its valid & legal and it works perfectly fine... i know many have done this before by applying for Canadian permanent residency (same as USA green card) so that they at least have stability and dont have to worry about going back to home country. Canadian PR is easy and fast and you can work from Vancouver (close to silicon valley on Canadian side) and in the mean time keep working on your job & project... just in case if you want to work full-time on your startup then you can go to Canada and work from there, also once you've PR from Canada, you can go to US on visitors visa as many time as you want, this is good if you want to meet VCs and other project members. Also you can get Canadian citizenship within 3 to 5yrs after PR. Do I sound like sales guy for Canadian immigration :-) anyway find an immigration lawyer who has knowledge of both countries (USA & Canada), again trust me this will be immensely helpful for planning your future and stability. edit: by the way, once you get PR for Canada, you may migrate there and easily find a job that is not stressful, you can work for 40hrs and rest of the time you can work for your startup.