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SamNav editorialNearly 5 years ago, Paul Graham first proposed the founder visa. There has been a lot of discussion since, but nothing has happened. Maybe he was too ambitious in asking for 10,000 startup visas per year....
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Nearly 5 years ago, Paul Graham first proposed the founder visa. There has been a lot of discussion since, but nothing has happened. Maybe he was too ambitious in asking for 10,000 startup visas per year. So here is a proposal for the US government: please let Y Combinator help allocate up to 100 visas to founders per year
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Read the full essay on Sam Altman's blog
blog.samaltman.com/the-founder-visa-again
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