Shervin Pishevar on the Startup Visa Movement
The biggest piece of financial legislation facing Congress right now is Chris Dodd's sweeping reform bill. But the best is probably the Startup Visa Act, which would provide visas to foreign entrepreneurs who have at least $1 million in committed capital to launch a business -- and create at least ten jobs -- in the U.S. Proponents say the greatest impediment to passage is inertia, rather than anti-immigrant sentiment, which means that they must get their message heard. To that end, a new series of videos have been produced about a recent trip to Washington D.C. to meet with legislators. The first features Shervin Pishevar, a native Iranian best-known as the founder and former CEO of Social Gaming Network (one of the top gaming publishers on the iPhone) and the founding president and former COO of Webs (formerly FreeWebs). He has also helped back startups GoWalla, Space Pencil, and Fotomoto, among others. Get it after the jump...
