H1B Founders | Sid Sarasvati | Substack

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Years of waiting. Then a company.

Many immigrant founders spend years sitting on an idea because every answer creates three more questions. I did too.

Sep 17 • Sid Sarasvati

51:49

H1B Founders Live Ep 4: Immigration Is the Easy Part. Building Is Harder.

with Soundarya Balasubramani — on O-1 vs. founder H-1B, writing, distribution, systems, and betting on yourself

Sep 4 • Sid Sarasvati and Soundarya Balasubramani

USCIS can now deny your case without an RFE

Three changes landed this month. None of them touches who qualifies.

Aug 19 • Sid Sarasvati

Immigration is 2% of the game

So we made a podcast about the other 98%: building the business.

Jul 24 • Sid Sarasvati

You Read the Memo. Now Build the Company.

Launch Club Cohort 5 starts tomorrow. Three weeks, immigrant founders, entity setup to attorney handoff. Last call.

May 26 • Sid Sarasvati

USCIS Green Card Memo, Explained for H-1B Founders (May 2026)

I read the actual memo. Here's what it means if you're on a work visa.

May 25 • Sid Sarasvati

48:19

H1B Founders Live Ep 2: Foundation Over Tactics

Khasim went from stuck Shopify engineer to first B2B pilot. The unlock wasn't sales tactics. It was the gym.

May 15 • Sid Sarasvati and Khasim Shaik

I'll Repeat My Doubt Until Someone Concedes

The limiting belief trap that costs immigrant founders years. Four Launch Club cohorts of evidence say it doesn't have to.

May 10 • Sid Sarasvati

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