"I wondered if I'd made a huge mistake." That's what Florent Breton thought while driving for Uber in San Francisco, watching his student visa expire, and getting rejected by companies who wouldn't hire immigrants on temporary visas. Ten years later, Florent has led teams at Tesla, launched two venture-backed startups, raised millions, and became a US citizen. This is his real story — the visa struggles, the National Interest Waiver green card process, building a family in America, and what it actually takes to succeed as an immigrant entrepreneur.

KEY TOPICS COVERED:

✓ Student visa to green card pathway

✓ National Interest Waiver (EB-2 NIW) process

✓ Job searching on temporary visas

✓ O-1 visa vs NIW green card

✓ Immigrant founder visa strategies

✓ Fundraising in Silicon Valley as an international ...