I should mention that the Visa Waiver Program seems to me the only possible option for those first three months, because there is only 1 month between being accepted into the program and moving to Silicon Valley. Other visa options seem to have total processing times in the order of months or worse and no guarantees.
So if it can't be legally done under that program, it can't be legally done period, as far as I understand.
Also, let's imagine this scenario:
1 - I get accepted into the program
2 - I book a ticket and fly to the USA
3 - I explain the immigration officer in detail what my plan is (I know, they might not even let me)
4 - The immigration officer is "convinced" and lets me into the country*
5 - a while (or even a decade) later it turns out to be illegal.
Does that make me liable even though the immigration official made a mistake in approving my visit? Can I even record the conversation for legal purposes? My guess is that immigrant/visitor rights are fairly minimal...
* = in my deal with Y-Combinator I would have to account for the possibility of being denied access; either by reversing the investment or by making do with virtual presence.
So if it can't be legally done under that program, it can't be legally done period, as far as I understand.
Also, let's imagine this scenario: 1 - I get accepted into the program 2 - I book a ticket and fly to the USA 3 - I explain the immigration officer in detail what my plan is (I know, they might not even let me) 4 - The immigration officer is "convinced" and lets me into the country* 5 - a while (or even a decade) later it turns out to be illegal.
Does that make me liable even though the immigration official made a mistake in approving my visit? Can I even record the conversation for legal purposes? My guess is that immigrant/visitor rights are fairly minimal...
* = in my deal with Y-Combinator I would have to account for the possibility of being denied access; either by reversing the investment or by making do with virtual presence.