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by ashu 19y ago
startup vs. small business.
182.
by ashu 19y ago
IANAL, but there might be other ways. Send me e-mail. ashu [AT] buxfer
183.
by ashu 19y ago
We were students on F-1 which turned out to be just the right thing to have. We went on an OPT immediately and by the time we needed H-1Bs for ourselves, we had raised enough money to be able to justify the INS that we are a totally legit c
184.
by ashu 19y ago
Actually, no. You don't get a single grace day as somebody else has pointed out below. Plus, even if these guys applied and incorporated immediately, they can't (i.e., the INS will not approve it w.h.p.) sponsor H-1s from their own company
185.
by ashu 19y ago
i think people wouldn't have downmodded you to this extent if you had said the above instead of "puke". it's the "what do i make of that response" irritation which causes people to do that.
186.
by ashu 19y ago
Right on! You've got some competitors :)
187.
by ashu 19y ago
(I am from India.) No, I think that's just bizarre. As a people, we aren't as much averse to structure as US people are, but this is taking things a bit too far. And I honestly hope that these people are only kidding when they talk about al
188.
by ashu 19y ago
Wow. That's very powerful for F-1 students starting start-ups. The OPT is very flexible, and you don't have to pay yourself a lot of money during that timeframe unlike an H-1B. Precisely what you need to do when you start up (assuming you'v
189.
by ashu 19y ago
I certainly wouldn't. What surprises me more is why the article is being up-voted.
190.
by ashu 19y ago
wow, i did not know about git add --patch. that seems very very powerful.
191.
by ashu 19y ago
We did consult a couple immigration lawyers and all of them said it is possible. The foreign student advisors in our school were a little more circumspect, probably because it is very very uncommon. I don't understand the "probably" clause
192.
by ashu 19y ago
Ah, thanks for the clarification. I quickly got on to an OPT in 15 days after founding the company, and became an employee of the company, so none of that mattered, but it's certainly good to know!
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by ashu 19y ago
reference?
194.
by ashu 19y ago
Yes, F-1 students can be co-founders. (I personally did this.) The only restriction is that you cannot earn any money personally from the company (via dividends or by selling stock) unless you have a work visa or an OPT.
195.
by ashu 19y ago
You are right in that the article (or the mentioned book) does not provide any evidence at all for the radical suggestions being made. In fact, counter-evidence is discarded with a very strange "it was ambigous" hand-wave. Although, I am un
196.
by ashu 19y ago
Is it hindering innovation to that extent to justify the rewrite? Remember, GCC is the one of the most fundamental pieces of software running the entire OSS eco-system. It's internal beauty isn't so much important as it's utility to this sy
197.
by ashu 19y ago
"The collective" can indeed be prolific. Intriguing.
198.
by ashu 19y ago
Probably because nobody feels implicitly attacked in a specific way and doesn't feel the urge to be impulsively vindictive.
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by ashu 19y ago
www.apple.com
200.
by ashu 19y ago
Could it be because MS' relevance has reduced drastically in a lot of places? Its monopoly is going away, slowly but surely. Office is still a killer, but indications are that we will get other powerful choices - one sunny day. (In fact, m
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by ashu 19y ago
Oh yes, I did not take your statement in any negative light. I was just responding to the claim about how much of a role YC would have played in establishing a lot of these relationships. My guess is it was Sam's hard-work and business acum
202.
by ashu 19y ago
I doubt it. YC shows the way, you've got to walk the walk. You are seriously underestimating Sam.
203.
by ashu 19y ago
now something that random, pointless and fun is what hacking is all about. :-)
204.
by ashu 19y ago
it's one of those things where appending the words "which works" makes the difference. (as Paul Buccheit says.) Google = search which works. Gmail = email which works. Wufoo = form-building which works.
205.
by ashu 19y ago
somebody came and down-voted all comments here? i thought this was pretty cool and hacker-interesting.
206.
by ashu 19y ago
I don't know what I should be annoyed with more: the fact that idiots like this person are making pointless (or argument-less) noise or the fact that such noise is making it to the top of HN! I mean, anti-YC news is absolutely fine, but it
207.
by ashu 19y ago
I think you should view the demo as a much more efficient way to express your vision, rather than thinking of it as a way to impress. The latter doesn't hurt but it isn't as useful towards conveying what YC would like to hear.
208.
by ashu 19y ago
I think dismissing the article as laughable only on the basis of the IP violation is an unnecessary insult to an otherwise well thought out article. Oppose it on the basis of what it argues for, not the (very light) rhetoric.
209.
by ashu 19y ago
fascinating. thanks for your insight.
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by ashu 19y ago
No, startup life isn't better than this. But the point is that either of them is better (probabilistically, I think - I know of plenty of my research friends who hate doing what they do) than being a creatively restrained minion in a large

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