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I'm currently on H1B so I'm coming from another country, but honestly I'm not sure what you're looking for here?

Looking for a job by posting ? Just go on the website of the companies you're interested in and apply that's pretty much it.

People can recommend you but really no one would/should do it unless they know you and even with that that doesn't make you any special, you have the same recruitment process (at least that's how it is in my company: a big AV company).

May be I'm not understanding, can you be more specific how can we help you ?

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In the case of H1B for example, how I get referred or where I find companies that accept H1B and how I apply?

I tried microsoft careers site, but it is not clear there how it works, it kept giving me jobs in my own country (and all the jobs in my own country are marketing...)

I also searched a list of H1B companies, but I only found a bunch of India outsourcing companies (like Tata), and this is not the sort of thing I want. I want real work.

Ok that's more clear.

For the companies that sponsor H1b you can have the list here: http://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2012-H1B-Visa-Sponsor.aspx... with some numbers, based on my experience it's not necessarily true or my field of work pays more than that (research).

On the companies like MS, there's not specific keywords for sponsored jobs, just look in the USA and then it's up to the hiring manager to decide if he wants to bother with processing an H1B or not (depends also on budget because it has a cost and a time issue).

The good news is the quota for H1B starts in april, companies can apply for you to get a starting date for the job in October. You have the perfect timing !

Seconded on the point about MS. You just apply to a job based in the US and if they want you they'll sponsor an H1B for you (october).

You could also try other companies like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, etc.

With most big companies, what others have said is correct -- just apply.

If you are interested in MS in particular, drop me a note -- my username @ gmail. I'm more on the Skype side of the house though.

There is this monthly Who is hiring thread, which shows which companies are hiring with H1B. The last one was here[1]

Angel list also has a pretty great job search tool, with both salaries and equity[2]

Note that H1B workers on the US will only be able to start in October this year, so being willing to work remotely for a while can be necessary. Also, H1B process takes a while, not to mention the interviewing (I know this from my own experience).

If you need cash in the meantine, there is also the freelance version of Who is hiring[3]

I'm sorry to hear about you and your co-founder. Breakups happens to many startups. Elad Gil, who advises/invest in startups, recently disclosed[4]:

One Y Combinator founder I spoke with felt that about ~20% of startups in his batch blew up in the first 9-12 months after entering YC due to founder issues.

Yes, it sucks (also, from my experience). But I hope you will get back on your feet soon.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5304169

[2] https://angel.co/salaries

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5304173

[4] http://blog.eladgil.com/2013/01/how-to-fire-co-founder.html

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