H1B Founders

Four immigration updates: what is proposed, what is already in force

Prior approvals, the 60-day grace period, OPT fees and EAD renewals. Different rules, different stages.

7 hrs ago • Sid Sarasvati

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“We Are Cutting Off the Head of the Snake” — U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling

Microsoft, TCS, Infosys, and five other tech giants face suspension from the U.S. green-card sponsorship process. What happened, why, and what it means…

Oct 8 • Sid Sarasvati

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September 2026

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

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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

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August 2026

USCIS can now deny your case without an RFE

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

Aug 19 • Sid Sarasvati

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July 2026

Immigration is 2% of the game

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

Jul 24 • Sid Sarasvati

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June 2026

H1B Founders Live Ep 3: The Day You Stop Asking Permission

Achal got his H1B through his own company. His line: "My immigration future is no longer tied to an employer's decision."

Jun 26 • Sid Sarasvati and Achal

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May 2026

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

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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

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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

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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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April 2026

H1B Denied, I Fought and Won | Ep 1 with Raj Gupta

Raj Gupta quit his job, filed his own H1B, got denied, refiled, and got approved. His story from frustration to freedom.

Apr 8 • Sid Sarasvati and raj.gupta

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