More Visas for Startup Founders
Part of what makes New York City a special place to do a startup is the unmatched diversity which resides in the Greater New York area. People come from all over the world to live here, work here, and — most important in our tech community — start businesses and innovate here.
This is why I’m excited about a new project Bred Feld and other industry leaders are spearheading, called StartupVisa.com
From a recent post on their blog:
Entrepreneurship, the primary engine of our prosperity in the last two decades, is endangered by our immigration policy, which makes it very difficult for some of the brightest and most motivated individuals to stay in our country. The StartupVisa movement is trying to unleash the power of immigrant entrepreneurs to create jobs, wealth and innovation in the United States. We are a group of entrepreneurs, technologists and venture capitalists passionate about creating visa reform that allows immigrant entrepreneurs to contribute to the US economy by starting new companies.
If you believe in Visa Reform and believe the World’s Entrepreneurs should find an open door in New York and the rest of the USA, please check out StartupVisa.com and get involved.
Also, if you are an immigrant entrepreneur and have already started a business in the US, please tell your story here.
