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Hi Minn–thanks for reaching out! I emailed you yesterday and will wait to hear back.

I've heard good things about LighthouseHQ from friends. The founder agreed to look my case over but then ghosted me. Unclear why, but I followed up and didn't hear back so

What’s your perspective on when the EB-3 and EB-2 rest-of-world priority dates will move into 2024, considering they haven't changed much since April 2023?

Thank you!

I am a Canadian on an L1B visa. I'm in the middle of an employment-based green card process, currently waiting for a PERM application to be approved (filed Fall 2023).

I'm interested in starting a startup but am waiting on my green card process to be done.

Questions:

1. What are the other paths to a startup-appropriate visa if I don't want to wait for PERM (~6 more months) and the I-485 process (3 to 24 months?) to be done? Are some TN categories appropriate for this?

2. If and when my green card is approved, how soon can I leave my job and start a startup?

3. What happens if I am terminated from my job before the I-485 has been in review for 6 months (i.e. before portability)? Is my green card valid if my I-485 is approved after termination?

This feels like a news outlet cherry-picking stories to fit a pre-determined narrative.

I am a Carta employee and I have not seen or experienced any gender or racial discrimination at this company.

That's not to say that it doesn't exist outside my bubble or that it hasn't existed in the past. I would guess that a fast-growing company ($0 to $3B in 8 years) with a first-time CEO has made plenty of mistakes. I just don't think that this article paints a representative portrait of the current experience of most Carta employees. A more accurate title for this article could be "Preaching Equality, Startup Was Mostly Good But Appears To Have Made Some Mistakes"

I also see a lot of LinkedIn posts from former Carta employees sharing similar opinions:

* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6706013198711173121-...

* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/annie-hu-664b1552_preaching-e...

* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ammanuelselameab_theres-a-bun...

* Same as previous but with more comments from others: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heward_theres-a-bunch-of-nega...

Kik Responds To SEC Complaint

> Eileen Lyon, Kik's General Counsel commented, "For the reasons set forth in our Wells Submission, the SEC's complaint against Kik is based on a flawed legal theory. Among other things, the complaint assumes, incorrectly, that any discussion of a potential increase in value of an asset is the same as offering or promising profits solely from the efforts of another; that having aligned incentives is the same as creating a 'common enterprise'; and that any contributions by a seller or promoter are necessarily the "essential" managerial or entrepreneurial efforts required to create an investment contract. These legal assumptions stretch the Howey test well beyond its definition, and we do not believe they will withstand judicial scrutiny."

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kik-responds-to-sec...

Works for me