The article is interesting in suggesting that comprehensive immigration reform is a political landmine for this administration, as it has been for previous administrations. A founder visa would be an interesting incremental change, especially favored by the readership of HN. Testimony in Congress before passing such a new law would surely bring up the issue of what happens when a start-up firm fails, as many do.
A press notice for pg is of course interesting to readers of HN, and it will be one more proof of his notability (no longer doubted) on Wikipedia.