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by jorde 13y ago
Both H1b and O1 work in this case with the limitation that in H1b you can't own majority share of the company, i.e. someone needs to be able to kick you out. I'm not aware of all the details but you should consult an immigration l
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by jorde 13y ago
Except J1 visas and waivers, both are easy enough to deal without a lawyer if you have some help from someone who has done it.
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by jorde 13y ago
With smaller countries and specific industries this gets scary close to the truth: If I ever hear about another Finn from a person here in San Francisco, my first reaction is to ask the full name in case I know them - and in surprisingly ma
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Bing: Bitcoin Conversion Now Live(bing.com)
2 points by jorde 13y ago|0 comments
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by jorde 13y ago
The sales number that the article is quoting are for December. I'm not completely sure when Jolla phones started shipping but I think it was early December so this might very well include all the pre-ordered phones.
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by jorde 13y ago
I side with Marco on this but I think he should update the original post on new developments: iA decided to drop the patent application yesterday [1]. Regardless, their original attitude towards this issue was enough for me to decide not to
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by jorde 13y ago
It doesn't really matter if a small player holds a patent as they won't have enough resources to start fighting against big guys. Patents don't protect products, good products and brands do.
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by jorde 13y ago
Absolutely agree with OP, Spotify has a serious problem in product quality. Few examples: * Totally inconsistent design - I think they are now rolling out a complete redesign to address this * The current website was absolutely clueless of
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by jorde 13y ago
Much easier path would probably to create several small SAAS product aside from your day job which create enough monthly revenue to sustain your lifestyle. While getting there might take longer, it would be definitely more stress free than
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by jorde 13y ago
I'm 100% Mikko knows this and he is just being sarcastic.
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by jorde 13y ago
Here's another take on the subject: double opt-in introduction by Fred Wilson: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/11/the-double-optin-introductio...
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by jorde 13y ago
This is what is commonly known as Two Year Rule or 212(e) which is applicable to few different situations, e.g. if you get a grant from your government for your training or your profession is on your home country's skill list. It'
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by jorde 13y ago
I founded my own company after leaving my internship position and after my J1 ended. I'm on another visa now. To my knowledge there's no limit to how many J1 visas one can have so you could do another one in the future. The proces
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by jorde 13y ago
Added a note about this. I think there's quite a lot of these but not sure how startup friendly most of them are.
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by jorde 13y ago
J1 visa holders are instructed to get SSN, it's not limited to citizens at all.
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by jorde 13y ago
This was a mistake from my part, corrected.
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by jorde 13y ago
Thanks, I'll add some of these notes later. I was also pinged about UWaterloo's unofficial guide earlier today and it's listed in links, overall good stuff about living and practicalities. I know that J1 process is relatively
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by jorde 13y ago
Two Year Rule actually applies to all applicants if they are getting money from their government (e.g. a grant from school) but it seems pretty random who gets it or not. I got hit by it but at least my home country (Finland) gives waivers
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by jorde 13y ago
I'm aware of the Trainee program but little short on details as nobody I know has done it. Do you know if the requirements differ much or if there's any restrictions? Happy to update the article, I'm also adding a mention abo
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How to intern in Silicon Valley with a J1 visa(blog.sendtoinc.com)
96 points by jorde 13y ago|46 comments
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by jorde 13y ago
Time magazine had another good one earlier this year: Bitter Pill http://livingwithmcl.com/BitterPill.pdf (pdf)
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The Dirty Secret Behind the Salesforce $1M Hackathon(medium.com)
38 points by jorde 13y ago|0 comments
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by jorde 13y ago
Tickets for the Hackathon were $99 a head but they quickly started giving them out for free. I also heard stories that people got reimbursed fro the ticket price if they had payed.
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by jorde 13y ago
People also complaining that their apps didn't get any hits during the evaluation period [1]. If this is true, which it seems like to be, it is pretty shameful business from Salesforce given that people clearly used a decent part of th
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by jorde 13y ago
Or working on their small startups which might not have time to open source components. It's easier when you have more scale, time and freedom.
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Everpix November 6th Release Log(status.everpix.com)
3 points by jorde 13y ago|0 comments
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by jorde 13y ago
I have had a debit VISA card for the last 8mo in SF with "SEE ID" in the signature part and I have been asked to show my ID probably 6 times so far.
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by jorde 13y ago
With the background of coming from Finland and now living in San Francisco, I have to say that I'm a supporter of the "Default Employee Rules" section when it comes to working hours and fixed vacation time. While unlimited va
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by jorde 13y ago
Bee seems awesome and while Basil might not get marketing, he gets it now: after a week of resultless marketing efforts he writes a blog post about it, posts to HN and scores the #1 position. Kudos.
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by jorde 13y ago
We are but it will still need South or other app to actually command the migrations if I have understood correctly.

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