What happens to Silicon Valley when the world’s best founders and engineers can no longer afford to work in the US?

Today, Chris and Yaniv break down why the massive new work visa fee is a tech talent crisis waiting to happen.

They discuss how Trump’s surprising $100K H-1B fee could reshape startup hiring and the tech sector at large, along with the nitty gritty of Meta’s new smart glasses launch, and Figure AI’s billion-dollar Series C robots. They also unpack OpenAI’s unexpected jobs platform, and what it reveals about the future of AI work.

In this episode, you will:

Understand how the new $100K H-1B visa fee could drain Silicon Valley of global talent
Explore why immigrant founders and startups may shift to Canada, the UK, or Australia
Discover how Meta’s new Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses bring AR into the mainstream
Compare Meta’s “bottom-up” approach to Apple’s Vision Pro strategy and timing
Examine Figure AI’s $1B+ raise and the coming battle with Tesla and Chinese robotics firms
Evaluate why OpenAI is launching a jobs platform amid fears of AI job loss
Learn actionable insights for founders navigating talent shortages, AR hardware, and AI disruption

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Producer: Justin McArthur https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-mcarthur

Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang https://web-strategist.com/

Insiders React: Tech Talent Pool to Be Decimated by New Fee + OpenAI Jobs Platform, $1B for Dishwashing Robots

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