Ask HN: Eastern european, with accent, with an invention – how to proceed?
Background: I am from an Eastern European Country. Since Im from rural parts, I have fairly thick accent and I am trying to get rid of it. But my written English is fine. And am a decent software dev.
Invention: Company I worked got closed. I burnt my little savings for a year and have come up with an invention. It can help create new ecosystem of its own in the field
Problem now: Now if I have to take it to next level - it has to be Bay area since the scene for startup in place I live is non-existent and not-helpful.
Need advise: What should be my approach to make most of my work ? Im planning to get a job in US so that I can pursue my idea with funding. Since there is a gap at work now and Trump's 130k salary rule - Im not getting much responses. Please advise.
Edit: work is purely software and it derives on several of existing technologies with combination of ML and NLP.
Regarding the accent: https://www.elsanow.io/home :) They are based here in Lisbon, I'm also based here and there are also lots of other startups, some of them with Eastern European nationals.
Go on Facebook and find groups and discuss with people to get a sense of fulfillment of what you need in another place. The US is hard to get to, but Europe is right next to you
But you need to tell us something. Is it software? Hardware? Does it build on something that exists? Is it an painkiller or vitamin?[0] What would the ideal time-scale be? How do you know there is a market?
Something.
[0] https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230736