I'm in Chile as a cofounder on a team with multiple nationalities. This article, unlike most, focuses on the visa aspect and the fact that the USA is hostile t

I'm in Chile as a cofounder on a team with multiple nationalities. This article, unlike most, focuses on the visa aspect and the fact that the USA is hostile to foreigners who want to start companies there. This is a huge point. Chile has relatively straightforward residency permit, and after getting your a 1 year permit extended once (eg: being there 2 years) they have a straightforward permanent residency process. For us, this is pretty appealing for after we leave the Startup Chile program. After all, we can't go back to either of our home countries because if we do the other half of the founding team will be considered "aliens" and have a very difficult process of getting residency and work permits, that would be ongoing-- and that's even assuming we can get permission. Chile is not perfect- there's a lot of bureaucracy, the business culture is often lackadaisical, and it is a first world country, so it is not like we're living in paradise on a discount (well, only a slight discount.) But they are happy to have us live and work here, and have a variety of programs to support starting businesses. In fact, I've heard that private investment is inhibited to some extent because here, when someone talks about getting financial support for a startup, everyone just assumes the government will pay for it.