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My question is why not go to SV if you are going to leave your home country for startup anyway.
by xbeta 12y ago
My question is why not go to SV if you are going to leave your home country for startup anyway.
- techaddict009 12y agoSV is turning out a bit costly. Various people here on HN recommend not to start from there.
- espinchi 12y agoBecause U.S. immigration is not exactly easy
- brianwawok 12y agoCost of living is less than ideal
- dataker 12y agoGenerally, he would have to either: 1)Invest 1M+ of his own money 2)Be a superstar with hundreds of publications and experience 3)Come as a tourist and pray everything works fine in 3 months 4)Fall in love and get married(...in the Valley?)
- Finbarr 12y ago5) work for a company until you get a green card.
- rahulvarshneya 12y agoWhich could take anywhere from 7-10 years! Easier said than done!
- largote 12y agoIt doesn't take that long unless you're from India or China. http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-for-march-2015.html http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy...
- Finbarr 12y agoTook me 365 days exactly from start to finish. It depends on where you were born and what your highest level of education is.
- dataker 12y agoI thought we were talking about the Startup Visa. In that case, it's very difficult to sponsor yourself or your co-founders for an H1-B
- anonbanker 12y ago1) there's money in Canada going to less people. 2) once the SV bubble pops, the global silicon valleys will start to thrive.