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Hi Peter, what does a prospective founder on h1 need to know about starting up with YC? I’m really interested in becoming a founder however i currently work a full time job so not sure how much time I can legally dedicate based on h1. I also worry about the job safety aspect especially given my h1 (i do have an approved I140 if that matters). What would be the path to more flexibility that you have seen founders take?


That's more of a YC question because you have to go all in when you're in YC. From an immigration standpoint, there are ways to find an immigration path participate in accelerators/incubators even if currently in H-1B status with another company.


I've often found people praising WFH during CoVid times by viewing it as an opportunity to pursue their pass-times, I love the great outdoors/traveling and have found the CoVid restrictions stifling my pass times. I'm at a point where I don't hate WFH but I hate WFH during the CoVid time. I see a lot of articles extrapolating the WFH during CoVid time to WFH in general, I think these are two different things.


> I see a lot of articles extrapolating the WFH during CoVid time to WFH in general, I think these are two different things.

Thank you! Likewise, I don't actually want to WFH except for the fact that there's a pandemic and it's the responsible thing to do given that I'm able to. It's getting tiring explaining this to management- the argument somehow becomes about WFH during non-pandemic times.


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