Ten years ago, Cowboy Ventures founder Aileen Lee coined the term “unicorn” to describe startups that reached $1 billion valuation.
At the time, there were only 39 startups on the list, but cut to today, where more than 500 companies now live on the list.
Not only did the number of unicorns boom, but also what they’re focused on shifted: The pendulum swung hard in the direction of B2B startups over the last decade — but the thing with pendulums is that eventually they swing back.
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Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
But before you do, I recommend you consult a U.S. immigration attorney to devise a strategy for you based on your short-term and long-term goals.
For example, the current filing fee for E, H, L, and O visa petitions is $460.
The USCIS proposal called for increasing the filing fee for E visa petitions to $1,015, H visa petitions to $780, L-1 visa petitions to $1,385, and O visa petitions to $1,055.
After a year of people throwing money at AI companies, investors are now looking for startups that are more solid and viable.
That could prove daunting for AI founders: AI is expensive to build and maintain.
SymphonyAI CEO Sanjay Dhawan offers some tips on how to build a strong foundation for a profitable AI startup.
KaryneGenerative AI isn’t a home run in the enterpriseAh, we’ve found the one place that’s slowing down when it comes to generative AI: the enterprise.
According to a Boston Consulting Group survey of 1,400 executives, almost 70% said they’re ambivalent or dissatisfied with the progress their orgs have been making on generative AI.
Dear Sophie,I’m working in the U.S. on an H-1B visa, which I received in 2022.
However, I don’t have an H-1B visa stamp in my passport because I changed my status from an F-1 student to H-1B professional while in the U.S.
We have many clients who, like you, changed their status while in the U.S. and don’t have a visa foil — often called a visa stamp — in their passport.
The pilot program has been substantially scaled back from last year’s initial reports to limit the required resources.
At the time, reports indicated that the pilot program would enable both H-1B and L-1 visa holders to renew the visa stamp in their passport while remaining in the U.S.
As 2023 comes to a close, we’re here to look back at the biggest fintech stories of the year.
In April, Apple shared that Apple Card customers in the U.S. could open a savings account and earn interest through an Apple savings account, as reported by Romain Dillet.
Another one of our most read stories of the year also involved a financial services giant rather than a startup.
X1, which offers an income-based credit card with rewards, had raised a total of $62 million in venture-backed funding.
Why X1 in particular over the many other credit card startups out there?
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