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I'm indian, I'm about to graduate with a phd, and I have a job offer. My options for starting a startup: 0. Go back to india. This has a certain allure, but I
by akkartik 20y ago
I'm indian, I'm about to graduate with a phd, and I have a job offer. My options for starting a startup:
0. Go back to india. This has a certain allure, but I need to start from scratch on figuring out contacts for investment. Odds of finding a deal like YC are slim.
1. Work on the startup in the year of my OPT, hope to arrange a visa in a year.
2. Put off the startup for a year or so, and try to transfer my H-1 to a startup. This is easier than applying for an H-1 from scratch, but it's not clear how much easier it is, and what the other constraints are.
3. Put off the startup for a few years (unbounded) until my green card. Needless to say, this option has the stench of death to it.
These are my options as I see them. Am I missing something? Comments much appreciated, especially on option 2. It's been hard to even find a lawyer in Texas; everyone seems do be doing corporate H-1Bs right now.
- bluishgreen 20y ago0.Finding a cool hacker co-founder will be a bit difficult too. We are all out here ;) But if you have one in mind, Go ahead. You don't need the YC money. Living in India is so much more cheaper, it's not like we need Health Insurance or anything. But you have to fly back to market it, Second round funding etc. 1.Very dicey. 2.No one really understands us, I have an appointment with the lawyer at the International Center at my University. I will post to news.yc about what I find out. Meanwhile, you can try to talk to your Univ. lawyers too. 3.Death.
- akkartik 20y agoThanks, bluishgreen. I look forward to hearing more.