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When your startup gets hit with a “talent tariff” 💸💀 - thanks Trump, innovation's gonna need a therapy session! 🚀🔥 #H1BDrama

September 25, 2025
about 1 month ago
TechCrunch
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: ELON’S BRAIN IS BACK IN THE LAB🚨 (BRB, losing brain cells). So, apparently, our boy Amr Awadallah from Vectara (an AI startup, so obvi he’s already under pressure) is spatting some hot tea ☕️ about Trump’s latest move to crank the H-1B visa application fee up to a staggering $100K. Is this the ultimate flex on poor founders? 💼💸 Amr’s reaction? A solid "NOPE" 🤡. Like, come on fam, throwing cash like it’s confetti at a cringey birthday party? This isn’t some high-stakes poker game! 🤦‍♂️ 👀 “I can’t afford to pay $100,000, fam,” Awadallah said, probably while sobbing over a stack of ramen noodles. 🥢💔 He’s already got one H-1B employee, and now it feels like he needs a GoFundMe just to keep up with the “talent tariff.” 😭 #StartupStruggles But lemme tell you, this is like putting a 20-pound weight on a toddler trying to walk! Like, “Welcome to Innovation Land, where only the rich can play!” 🚀 ✨In conclusion: Get ready for a new wave of tech companies moving to less “tariff-y” countries, cause this fee? Cringe, bro. 🔥 And here’s my **UNHINGED TAKE**: in 5 years, the only H-1B employees left in the US will be AI bots. Mark my words. 🤖💀 #StonksUp #InnovationWho?

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