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ShivTheShiv

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ShivTheShiv··on FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Postpartum Depression
This particular drug is about post partum depression. Sleep deprived women, often functioning as milk machines, while experiencing major hormonal changes and possibly recovering from major abdominal surgery. These are not people “taking the easy route”. Save the bootstraps talk for other patients.
ShivTheShiv··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Your option A involved incorporating a Canadian company and moving to the US. My comment was on your option A. It is extremely painful to own a Canadian company and have USA tax filing obligations. If you absolutely must do this, make sure your company’s fiscal year falls on the calendar year boundary. I found the reporting onerous and chose to stay in Canada.
ShivTheShiv··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
They want to discourage birth tourism and “anchor babies”
ShivTheShiv··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Get some tax advice!!! If you own more than 10% of a foreign company your US taxes become very, very complicated. I relinquished my green card after my first tax filing. If you want to be in the US, found your company in the US.
ShivTheShiv··on On Becoming a VP of Engineering
This person is learning how to be an effective manager of managers. It’s the equivalent of a director at a big company.