https://ifn.community/blog Peer notes for international and immigrant founders in Austin. en-us https://ifn.community/blog/opening-an-ein-and-why-the-letter-matters-for-banking https://ifn.community/blog/opening-an-ein-and-why-the-letter-matters-for-banking Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Why banks ask for the IRS EIN letter, where name mismatches stall applications, and how peers at IFN Austin keep the paper straight. https://ifn.community/blog/how-international-founders-find-us-legal-counsel https://ifn.community/blog/how-international-founders-find-us-legal-counsel Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Which kind of lawyer or CPA fits which question, how peers at IFN Austin find them, and what they ask before signing. https://ifn.community/blog/how-we-validate-a-us-market-before-landing https://ifn.community/blog/how-we-validate-a-us-market-before-landing Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Customer discovery and research founders at IFN Austin do from abroad, without fake local presence, before they book the trip. https://ifn.community/blog/fundraising-as-an-international-founder-what-changes-in-the-us-conversation https://ifn.community/blog/fundraising-as-an-international-founder-what-changes-in-the-us-conversation Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Status, team location, and market narrative show up in US diligence. Peer prep from the IFN Austin room, not a pitch template. https://ifn.community/blog/austin-ecosystem-map-for-international-founders https://ifn.community/blog/austin-ecosystem-map-for-international-founders Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A peer sketch of Station Austin, Capital Factory naming, IFN meetups, and how newcomers get warm intros without inventing a partner directory. https://ifn.community/blog/first-90-days-in-austin-as-an-international-founder https://ifn.community/blog/first-90-days-in-austin-as-an-international-founder Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Housing, neighborhoods, documents, and local ops peers at IFN Austin talk through so the company survives landing. https://ifn.community/blog/us-business-banking-document-pack https://ifn.community/blog/us-business-banking-document-pack Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT What international founders at IFN tend to gather before they walk into a US business banking conversation, at overview level. https://ifn.community/blog/visa-paths-founders-talk-about-at-ifn https://ifn.community/blog/visa-paths-founders-talk-about-at-ifn Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A peer map of visa paths founders discuss at IFN meetups, and the moments the room hands the conversation to immigration counsel. https://ifn.community/blog/forming-a-us-company-from-abroad https://ifn.community/blog/forming-a-us-company-from-abroad Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What international founders at IFN Austin tend to sequence when forming a US company from abroad, and when they stop and call counsel. https://ifn.community/blog/welcome-to-the-ifn-blog https://ifn.community/blog/welcome-to-the-ifn-blog Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peer notes from IFN meetups in Austin for international founders. Field notes you can read before you walk into the room.