I study the startup world and the most interesting I liked to know from this article is "If I were to found a tech start-up and aim for the fences (IPO or sale), I would do what several successful tech CEOs I know are doing right now: give 3-5 bad-ass advisors 1-2% each, depending on time required, and self-fund until you hit break-even or profitability. Then, go out to raise $500-750,000 from key angels who can open doors to potential acquirers and help you get to “scale”. “Scale”, in this context, meaning the point at which you can go big, as in millions of users or nationwide, with the simple addition of money: the costs and revenues of your customer acquisition are predictable. Money in = more money out."
you're right, this is same in east asian, south asian and africa. There people want value for money to make buying decision and value = features ... more features means more value, i clearly remember that iPod was a super-flop product because it only played recorded music while other mp3 players played music, radio, had a voice recorder etc. so it was very difficult for apple to gain any grounds against other mp3 brands like sony, Lg, samsung etc. Apple product thus are for classes and not for masses (at least in that part of world where price against features plays a major role).
Let me advise you something different, its valid & legal and it works perfectly fine... i know many have done this before by applying for Canadian permanent residency (same as USA green card) so that they at least have stability and dont have to worry about going back to home country. Canadian PR is easy and fast and you can work from Vancouver (close to silicon valley on Canadian side) and in the mean time keep working on your job & project... just in case if you want to work full-time on your startup then you can go to Canada and work from there, also once you've PR from Canada, you can go to US on visitors visa as many time as you want, this is good if you want to meet VCs and other project members. Also you can get Canadian citizenship within 3 to 5yrs after PR.
Do I sound like sales guy for Canadian immigration :-) anyway find an immigration lawyer who has knowledge of both countries (USA & Canada), again trust me this will be immensely helpful for planning your future and stability.
edit: by the way, once you get PR for Canada, you may migrate there and easily find a job that is not stressful, you can work for 40hrs and rest of the time you can work for your startup.
i don't know whether you can extend your existing visa but this should be on the top of your list, also make sure that you find permanent solution for the status for living in USA (or north america)... trust me, H1B or any other temporary visa is not a permanent solution, you're always worried about loosing your status and have to go back to your home country. One small change in immigration law can put your hard work in jeopardy.
i know many who apply for Canadian permanent residency (same as USA green card) so that they atleast have stability and dont have to go back and forth to/from home country. Canadian PR is easy and fast and you can work from Vancouver (closet to silicon valley on canadian side) and in the mean time keep working on your project and on some kind of visa status in USA.
edit: also once you've PR from Canada, you can go to US on visitors visa as many time as you want, this is good if you want to meet VCs or other project related partners/members. Also you can get Canadian citizenship within 3 to 5yrs after PR.
Do I sound like sales guy for canadian immigration :-) anyway find a lawyer who has knowledge of both countries (USA & Canada), again trust me this will immensely helpful for planning your future and stability.
First thing first: Gizmodo should have taken high road, and that email was certainly a mistake ...
But it is also important to note that Steve Jobs called Gizmodo after the whole story was published (I guess so) this puts Gizmodo in very risky position if they don't give an CONVINCING explanation to their readers regarding whereabouts of iphone ... nobody will believe if they said that Steve Jobs called them and they returned the phone ...
If I were Gizmodo, I wud have called Jobs before publishing anything and got myself in his good books and I guess Jobs would have certainly returned my favor in one or other way ... alternatively If he (Jobs) called me after details were published, even then I wud have returned the phone by being as humble as possible at the same time making sure that I dont loose face in front of my readers (again I guess Steve Jobs wouldn't have ignored my favor)...
Thanks Tim !!!