For shorter people, the some height adjustable desks are the only ones that are low enough for good ergonomics. Standard desks in the US are too tall for a large portion of the population.
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1. Large companies pay a bonus for every patent applied and bigger one for approval.
2. Patent lawyers are paid for filed patents.
3. Patent office makes money on each patent. They view the review process as a cost center and optimize it for fast approval.
How do work with massive repositories without a full local copy? git doesn’t do it.
How do you control access to sensitive IP?
1) Cost. Companies big and small in the US hire overseas to reduce development costs.
2) Access to talent. In a tight market, getting the right people in the US is often too hard.
Why not:
1) difference in work culture. There's often a big gap in expectations from the businesses perspective.
2) differences in communication style: Even when the expectations are aligned, different communication styles (e.g., candid vs coded) can lead to frustrations.
3) lack of infrastructure. I passed on some highly recommended people because when we got a video call, their internet connection was not good enough for us to have a conversation.
As someone else noted, Taiwan-based company. If you must have a US entity, LLC is the best for a one-person company. If you do raise funding or become big, it's trivial to convert to a C-Corp.
Beyond that, there are few paid options:
1. ProductHunt Marketplace Pro ($720 one time)
2. Secret (joinsecret.com) ($149 per year)
Not sure if the paid plans have anything the free ones don't.
If your visa doesn't allow switching there are a few options:
1. H-1B at a research institution. These visas are available year round and don't have a cap. The pay will be bad, but it will let you stay in the US.
2. O-1 visa: this is harder, but not as hard as people think
3. Enroll for studies: If you have savings, you can switch to F-1, get a new degree that hopefully will enhance your earnings.
4. Look into immigration to Canada/UK/Germany which are trying to attract tech talent from the broken US immigration system.
Sounds like you should may be got to a Microconf.
Also, nothing wrong with going solo and finding mentors/coaches to fill the holes.
>>> from math import atan, exp
>>> exp(atan(1)*-2)
0.20787957635076193
>>> 1j**1j
(0.20787957635076193+0j)