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This isn't really going to move the tongue farther from the cheek, but here goes: Why not a mail-order spouse programme for founders? Surely there must be a lo

by sgentle 15y ago

This isn't really going to move the tongue farther from the cheek, but here goes: Why not a mail-order spouse programme for founders? Surely there must be a lot of Americans, especially with the financial crisis, who would be willing to take a bet on a founder's future income in exchange for a green card. You could make proposal pitch decks with Lessons Learned from previous marriages. And if it doesn't work out there's always Series B.

sprovoost 15y ago
Unfortunetaly a.f.a.i.k. you need to be in a relationship for two years in order to apply for a greencard, but I love the idea of a russianbrides.com for entrepeneurs :-)
Mz 15y ago
I have thought about making the kind of joke you are making but I am female in a 98% male forum and I think it would be put me at risk of being taken seriously and getting unwanted emails. Besides, my post-divorce relationship history has been dominated by foreigners so I would hate for such a joke to come back to bite me should I, in fact, happen to marry a foreigner. I would hate for such a joke to get turned up by immigration and used as evidence that it was merely a green card marriage. In all seriousness, I always find these discussions about immigration baffling in part because my dad was career military and so was my ex husband, so I have known a great many people who immigrated to the US by marrying a soldier (mostly foreign women marrying American men). In some cases, there was a lot of paperwork and all that, so it wasn't always smooth and easy. But I have spent most of my life surrounded by immigrants who never dealt with the types of immigration issues that routinely get discussed on HN. I know someone who wants to immigrate and I find myself frustrated with not knowing how to help them because this type of immigration is so alien to my life experience and I just don't know where to begin. Some part of my brain cannot comprehend why on earth this should be so hard. It so doesn't jibe with my personal experiences.

by sgentle 15y ago

sprovoost 15y ago

Unfortunetaly a.f.a.i.k. you need to be in a relationship for two years in order to apply for a greencard, but I love the idea of a russianbrides.com for entrepeneurs :-)

Mz 15y ago

I have thought about making the kind of joke you are making but I am female in a 98% male forum and I think it would be put me at risk of being taken seriously and getting unwanted emails. Besides, my post-divorce relationship history has been dominated by foreigners so I would hate for such a joke to come back to bite me should I, in fact, happen to marry a foreigner. I would hate for such a joke to get turned up by immigration and used as evidence that it was merely a green card marriage. In all seriousness, I always find these discussions about immigration baffling in part because my dad was career military and so was my ex husband, so I have known a great many people who immigrated to the US by marrying a soldier (mostly foreign women marrying American men). In some cases, there was a lot of paperwork and all that, so it wasn't always smooth and easy. But I have spent most of my life surrounded by immigrants who never dealt with the types of immigration issues that routinely get discussed on HN. I know someone who wants to immigrate and I find myself frustrated with not knowing how to help them because this type of immigration is so alien to my life experience and I just don't know where to begin. Some part of my brain cannot comprehend why on earth this should be so hard. It so doesn't jibe with my personal experiences.