EB-1A · United States
An EB-1A built on product adoption rather than publications
A founder with almost no academic output, but a product used across three continents. The evidence had to come from customers and press.
Route
EB-1A
Criteria argued
4
Exhibits
41
01
The record
A venture-backed robotics company, deployments in logistics, two trade-press features and a judging role at an industry competition.
02
The gap
Strong commercially, but nothing an officer would read as acclaim without context.
03
The strategy
- 1.Argued original contribution through independent deployment data
- 2.Built a media criterion from trade press with circulation evidence
- 3.Used salary and equity benchmarks for high remuneration
04
The evidence
Customer impact lettersPress features with circulation dataCompensation benchmarksJudging invitations
05
The outcome
Petition approved without a request for evidence (placeholder outcome).
in their words→
“We stopped collecting evidence and started arguing it. Every exhibit arrived with a line saying what it proved.”
Client B
Founder and CTO
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