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Let me give you some realistic advice. 1. Figure out if you actually want to work/start a startup. You can do that anywhere in the world. 2. San Francisco as
by eshvk 13y ago
Let me give you some realistic advice.
1. Figure out if you actually want to work/start a startup. You can do that anywhere in the world.
2. San Francisco as described in Hacker News is a biased glamorous view. The city is not paved with gold.
3. Getting a Masters degree in a good school is a whole different ball game from starting a startup especially if you are an immigrant. The F1 visa is a student visa which means that you have to study.
- techaddict009 13y agoThanks for clearing about SF. Yes i know F1 visa is study visa. But after studying in US its easy to get job and H1 there. Is there any other way via which i can shift to SF directly ?
- eshvk 13y ago> Yes i know F1 visa is study visa. But after studying in US its easy to get job and H1 there. Again, you are not being clear here. Let me ask you a few questions (which are more really a thought exercise for yourself). Why do you think working as possibly a software engineer in a startup is different in San Francisco than in country X? What do you expect to get out of working as opposed to founding one? How do you think the latter is going to work out as a person on a visa? > Is there any other way via which i can shift to SF directly ? Are you a permanent resident or can you become a permanent resident really fast? In which case, yeah walk in, set up shop and try your luck.
- techaddict009 13y ago1) Seeing HN I feel like SF is the best place for Technocrats to flourish. You get to attend best in the class events. All world famous startup office can be found here, etc. 2) I am permanent resident of India. I do not mind in permanently shifting to SF.