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Udit Gupta
Udit Gupta is an engineer by education & product designer by profession. As Head of Product at Zomato - he oversaw the food delivery product. It involved acquiring new customers through non-traditional channels, launching new product lines and improving the overall customer retention of the product. Prior to food delivery, he also launched the Zomato Gold subscription product and led its growth to a million user customer base. Udit has been an early member of the Zomato team since joining it in 2013. In early 2020, he co-founded his own company with Akarsh Sanghi and raised initial seed capital from Y Combinator.
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The H-1B lottery isn’t the only way to work in the US. Immigration expert Danielle Goldman, CEO and co-founder of Build Talent Labs, breaks down four visa pathways international talent can still use, including a cap-exempt H-1B with no lottery.
With the Microsoft green card suspension and a proposed $70,000 OPT fee making headlines this week, host Erick Espinosa asks what’s still working, with real examples.
Please note: this interview was recorded before DHS proposed new OPT fees on Oct. 8, 2026. The fee is not in effect, and comments are open until Nov. 9.
Chapters
0:00 The H-1B stories flooding the news
1:07 Why it looks so bad 1:53 Is it really as bad as it looks?
2:59 Door 1: Cap-exempt H-1B (no lottery)
4:47 The engineer who lost the lottery
5:58 Door 2: OPT for students
7:12 Door 3: Founding a company
8:07 Door 4: The O-1 visa
9:21 More doors: L-1, green cards, TN, J-1
10:20 Find your door
Guest:Danielle Goldman, Build Talent Labs: https://www.buildtalentlabs.com
Host:Erick Espinosa, Brains Byte Back by The Sociable
More on H-1B alternatives: https://sociable.co/business/as-the-h-1b-visa-cap-fills-here-are-some-other-visas-that-us-companies-can-use-to-hire-and-retain-essential-international-talent/
For information only. Not legal advice.
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