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Many founders' deciding terms this week were set outside the company: Meta and Sierra's announced Personal Agent Protocol, DHS's proposed $70,000 OPT fee, a PERM filing suspension at eight employers, and a reported, unconfirmed $50B+ Broadcom chip financing for OpenAI. 13 signals, each with a Founder Signal.","privacy":"public","created_at":"2026-10-13T17:44:44.994Z","updated_at":"2026-10-13T17:44:44.994Z","author":{"username":"jdaudena","name":"JD Audena","url":"https://stacklist.com/jdaudena","type":"person"},"category":{"id":"finance","name":"finance","url":"https://stacklist.com/c/finance"},"items":[{"id":"442f90dd-4544-4a99-95ca-40104e4e7b6d","position":1,"title":"Signals Served #032 — Capital Is at a Record. Access Is the Constraint.","url":"https://www.thevcconcierge.com/insights/signals-served-032","note":"Issue #032 of Signals Served — Capital Is at a Record. Access Is the Constraint. 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