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In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am joined by Guanhao Wu, a leader in the future of human mobility. In immigration, we talked about visa mobility, and there are also self-driving cars that you might hear of for mobility in startups. But Guanhao has something very special in the future of human mobility.

Guanhao is the founder and CEO of Exovolar Industries, an aerospace engineering company that aims to take humanity to the skies. Today, Guanhao talks about how he designed a hands-free, wearable, air mobility system that allows humans to effortlessly navigate the sky. In other words, they make people fly, literally. Guanhao also talks about his immigration journey from a STEM OPT to an O-1 visa for entrepreneurs.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• How the movie Iron Man inspired him to choose mechanical engineering
• Mechanisms to control balance in the air
• Getting into the Techstars program
• Understanding how everything in a startup is a funnel
• How safe is their product
• The impact they want to have on the world
• Guanhao’s immigration journey

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

Exovolar Industries

https://exovolar.com/ 

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 13: Show the Love: Family-based Alternatives for Technology Professionals

• Episode 89: Advocating for International Startup Founders with Jeff Farrah of National Venture Capital Association

• Episode 113: How startup founders are moving to the US

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook

Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am joined by Jamais Cascio, a futurist and distinguished fellow at the Institute for the Future, a nonprofit group based in Palo Alto, California. In his work, Jamais determines plausible outcomes for the future. He's also a writer who focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, environmental dilemmas, and cultural transformation.

Jamais was also here back in Episode 103 where we talked about his BANNI framework (brutal, anxious, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible), which is an alternative framework to see the world compared to the VUCA framework. Today, we talk about immigration and climate change, the metaverse and the future of work.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• An overview of the BANNI framework
• The history of the metaverse
• An equalization of income: is this possible?
• The future of global migration
• Looking at the world beyond technology
• What it means to be in a nonlinear world

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

Institute for the Future

https://www.iftf.org/home/ 

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:
• Episode 103: A Futurist’s Lens on Immigration – Future of Work, Climate Change, and More with Jamais Cascio
• Episode 63: Immigration, Global Mobility, Working from Home, and the Future of Work
• Episode 56: Global Innovation with Tim Draper
• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am joined by Robert Bouchard, also known as The H-1B Guy. Rob has reported the latest news on the H-1B visa and status, as well as other employment-based immigration paths. 

With a background in the human resources and global IT recruitment industries, Rob developed his expertise on H-1Bs and various immigration pathways. Rob currently offers education and consulting services, helping employers and employees maintain compliance, and implement automated processes for employment-based immigration. 

In this episode, Rob talks about the trends he is seeing these days in terms of H1-B visa sponsorship and processing, USCIS’s plans for RFP digitization, and what he is seeing on the non-exempt side as well. Finally, hear some tips when hiring people on H1-B visas from the H-1B guy himself!

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• Rob’s predictions for this year’s applications
• Negotiation suggestions if you want to be upfront on your application
• How to attract and retrain H1-B employees
• Trends in concurrent cap-exempt H1-Bs
• How to predict the Visa Bulletin’s success rates

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

The H1B Guy: https://theh1bguy.com/ 

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:
• Episode 066: Cap-Exempt H-1Bs with Danielle Goldman
• Episode 108: Updates and What We Know About This Year’s H-1B Lottery
• Episode 117: Backup If You’re Not Selected in the H-1B Lottery
• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am joined by Anthony Pawelski, senior international advisor at Mass General Brigham, A Boston-based nonprofit hospital which consists of 16 entities including Harvard and Tufts affiliated teaching hospitals. In his role there, Anthony prepares E-1, H1-B, O-1, TN, and a variety of non-immigrant work visa applications for folks in the ecosystem and he consults with departments for possible Green Card sponsorships.

In this episode, we specifically take a deep dive into understanding the J-1 visa – what it is, how it works, who qualifies, and what happens after you've gotten one. Anthony is a true expert who has seen immigration law and these types of visas from many sides. 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Common immigration situations they encounter
• The Education Commission for Foreign Exchange Medical Graduates
• An overview of the J-1 visa: categories, sponsorship, challenges
• Funding and educational levels
• The benefits and drawbacks
• The foreign residence requirement 

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

Mass General Brigham

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 33: All About the J-1 Exchange Visa

• • Episode 34: J-1 Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement

• • Episode 66: Cap-Exempt H-1Bs with Danielle Goldman

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook

Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am thrilled to be joined by William Tincup, an expert in tech recruiting who wears many hats – writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller, and teacher. He is the president and editor at large of recruitingdaily.com, as well as the host of two podcasts, The Use Case Podcast and The RecruitingDaily Podcast.

William is also a venture partner at Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners and serves on the advisory board or board of directors of more than 20 human resources tech startups, consulting with them on everything from products and sales to business models, pivoting, go-to-market strategies, user adoption, and M&A.

Listen in as William shares some strategies and insights into how to grow the tech talent in the U.S., whether in-person or remote work – which has everything to do with effective marketing. 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• How creativity plays in startups and recruiting
• Factors that have led to remote hiring overseas
• The idea of creating an optional office
• What the future of work looks like in 2050
• Where most tech startups need support
• Collaborating with the candidate when making offer letters

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

https://recruitingdaily.com

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 63: Immigration, Global Mobility, Working from Home, and the Future of Work

• • Episode 70: Talent Acquisition for Startups with Katie Lampert

• • Episode 93: Recruiting with Beth Scheer

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook

Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am thrilled to be joined by Jason Sosa, an entrepreneur, investor, innovation strategy consultant, and speaker. Jason is an expert on the future of work, AI innovation, blockchain, and other disruptive technologies. 

With his background as a serial entrepreneur and four times TEDx speaker, Jason has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, CNN, Wired, Fast Company, and Esquire Singapore, He has participated in Techstars 500 Startups and Plug and Play. 

Jason takes us through his vision of what he sees as the future of work. He talks about how we're all playing a game where we don't necessarily know the rules and we're just trying to navigate it. The challenge is to disrupt the old system, make a new, better system, and make the federal system obsolete.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• How he got from having a 0.98 GPA to a world-famous speaker
• Jason’s immigration story
• How to build ethics in the future of work
• Most common mistakes entrepreneurs or startups make
• The difference between a first-time founder and a second-time founder
• Jason’s vision of the future of work

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

www.jasonsosa.com 

Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse

Twitter: @jason_sosa

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 56: Global Innovation with Tim Draper

• • Episode 63: Immigration, Global Mobility, Working from Home, and the Future of Work

• • Episode 103: A Futurist’s Lens on Immigration – Future of Work, Climate Change, and More with Jamais Cascio

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’m joined by my immigration attorney colleague, Nassim Aranzi, who also has an inspiring immigrant story.  She started with a background in accounting and an MBA and found her way to law school. 

Nassim initially started doing securities law and wanted to become a tax attorney. It wasn’t until one fateful incident when she was led to the immigration court, that she felt the eagerness to help immigrants. Nassim realized what profound difference an immigration attorney can make in a person's life. 

The immigration system can make people feel disempowered for so many reasons. Today, Nassim talks about the power of the mind and how you can control it to help your immigration goals.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Nassim’s own immigration story
• Finding the strength and Zen to handle her cases
• Tapping into the power of the mind
• Example of a case she handled recently
• Changing your belief system to help you win your case

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

https://www.nassimarzani.com/ 

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 16: E-2 Visa for Founders and Employees

• • Episode 19: Australian Visas Including E-3

• • Episode 20: TN Visas and Status for Canadian and Mexican Citizens

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook

Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am joined by Rob Adams, a cross-cultural trainer, and consultant. In 2016, Rob founded Chai and Coaching to help international students and professionals succeed in America. 

Applying as an international student in America comes with its own challenges. Rob’s YouTube channel offers a series of videos where he interviews experts on a wide range of topics. They share tips and insights on how to fund your studies and lower your cost of living in the U.S. as well as the best and worst degrees for jobs in America. 

Rob also covers topics such as interview strategies, visas, green cards, and a variety of other timely topics relevant to the audience of international students and young professionals making their way in the United States.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• Rob’s transition from petroleum engineering to Chai and Coaching
• His experience living and working in India
• Addressing the needs of international students and filling in the gap
• The shift in the immigration landscape for international students
• Other types of STEM majors to consider
• How to bridge the cultural gap in terms of getting jobs in America
• The value of investing in relationships

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

Chai and Coaching’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chaicoaching

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 16: E-2 Visa for Founders and Employees

• • Episode 19: Australian Visas Including E-3

• • Episode 20: TN Visas and Status for Canadian and Mexican Citizens

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’m thrilled to be joined by Kevin Chou, a serial entrepreneur gaming and crypto expert. He talks about his latest venture, SuperLayer, which is a community of builders in consumer crypto, seeking to bring the next 100 million people into crypto. Kevin has an extensive background in his companies Rally (blockchain project for creators), Forte (a blockchain game developer platform), Gen.G (leading eSports organization), and more. 

He also founded mobile game development company Kabam. He grew it to over 400 million in annual revenues and built the team to 1,100 people on three continents globally until it was eventually acquired for $1 billion.

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• The immigration story in Chou’s family
• His interest in finance
• How he transitioned from finance to venture capital
• Embracing new paradigm shifts in the technology
• Things he learned from building Rally
• The idea of truly owning your content through Web3
• How to get involved in SuperLayer
• His insights into the recent crypto crash
• Entrepreneurship and innovation in the Web3 space post-COVID
• How immigration supports innovation

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

SuperLayer

www.superlayer.io/ 

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• Episode 16: E-2 Visa for Founders and Employees

• Episode 19: Australian Visas Including E-3

• Episode 20: TN Visas and Status for Canadian and Mexican Citizens

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I am joined by Stuart Anderson, the Executive Director of the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a nonprofit research organization that focuses on trade, immigration, and related issues. He specifically talks about some changes in the U.S. immigration policy as well as the most important changes needed to fix some of the most important problems today.

Stuart helped create AC21, which has impacted the lives of millions of immigrants, especially from China and India, to have more stability and security for their families so they can continue to add value to the United States and have more peace of mind. Aside from being a senior contributor to Forbes magazine, where he covers immigration news, Stuart also wrote the book Immigration (Greenwood Guides to Business and Economics). 

Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad.

• About NFAP and what they do
• How the political alignment on immigration has shifted over the last three decades
• Additional legal changes in AC21
• The university and nonprofit cap exemption for H-1B
• Green card wait times for EB-2 and EB-3 visas in the China and India categories post-pandemic
• Why many Indian students are now choosing Canada over the United States
• The economic implications of a better immigration policy

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

National Foundation for American Policy

https://nfap.com/ 

Twitter: @NFAPresearch

Immigration (Greenwood Guides to Business and Economics)

https://www.amazon.com/Immigration-Greenwood-Guides-Business-Economics/dp/0313380287 

Regan’s final speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R8QxCD6ir8&t=2s

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast:

• • Episode 030: H-1B Nitty Gritty #1: Transfer, Extensions, Amendments in Tech

• • Episode 031: H-1B Nitty Gritty #2: H-1B Transfer for Startup Founders

• • Episode 83: Understanding AC21 Portability – H-1B Extensions and the 180 Day Rule

• Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders
• Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook
• Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.