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How to Land a Job in 2026
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2026 is now in full swing with Q1 now almost over. With a third of the year now gone, what are the trends dominating the job search narrative?
Join us for a webinar where we'll look at what matters and how you can adjust to the changes in the market.
We'll discuss:- 2026 trends and how you can take advantage
- Industries to follow and which ones to avoid
- How AI will affect the 2026 job market and what matters, and what doesn't
- Tactics that still matter in an uncertain market
- Upcoming Albert's List events you can attend to help your job search
- And much more!
Whether you are employed and looking for a new role, or out of work and looking, this webinar will have resources and ideas you can use to create a meaningful job hunt this coming Spring.
ABOUT ALBERT QIAN
Albert is the founder of Albert's List, a job search and side hustle community with over 50,000 members focused on building career skills. He founded the community in 2013 after struggling to start his career and others do the same. In addition to running Albert's List, Albert is a product marketing manager and real estate investor. Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertqian.2 attendeesForeign Investment/Hiring Foreign Nationals Could Doom Your Next Round or Exit
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Thursday, March 5 | 6:00 – 9:00pm
5 Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, CA 94306
First Floor Event SpaceFor many startups, foreign capital and global talent are essential to growth. But what most founders don’t realize is that one early decision - made long before your Series A or exit - can quietly poison your cap table, stall a deal, or dramatically reduce valuation years later.
Accepting funds from a foreign investor (individual or fund), granting a board seat/observer rights or information rights, or hiring foreign national developers in the U.S. can trigger CFIUS review, export control violations, and national security concerns, often without any warning at the time. These issues rarely surface until a major financing, acquisition, or IPO, when they become expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes impossible to fix.
Access Silicon Valley invites you to join us for this must-attend workshop is designed specifically for startup founders and early-stage operators in tech, AI, biotech, fintech, robotics, and other innovation-driven sectors who want to grow globally without unknowingly creating deal-killing risk.
In this highly practical session, Brett Johnson and Troy Galan will break down the regulatory landmines that routinely derail otherwise successful startups—and explain what founders need to do early to avoid them.
SEATING IS LIMITED: REGISTER HERE
What we’ll cover
- Foreign Investment Pitfalls
How taking money from foreign individuals or funds can trigger scrutiny years later - and why “standard” early-stage terms can create unexpected national security issues.
- CFIUS Traps That Blindside Founders
How the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can affect fundraising, governance, and exits, including common mistakes involving board seats, observer rights, and information rights that create serious obstacles in diligence.
- Export Controls - Even Before You Have Revenue
Why export control laws apply to early-stage startups, including software, AI models, data access, and technical know-how - and how founders unintentionally violate them.
- Foreign Nationals on Your U.S. Team
What founders must understand when hiring or working with foreign national engineers or developers in the U.S., including “deemed export” risks that many companies don’t discover until investors or acquirers raise red flags.
- Due Diligence Deal-Killers
What sophisticated investors and buyers are actually looking for and how failure to address these issues early can delay, restructure, or collapse a transaction entirely.
Why this workshop is critical
Most founders assume these issues can be “cleaned up later.” In reality, CFIUS and export control problems often cannot be fixed retroactively. By the time they surface, the damage may already be done - slowing a financing, forcing deal concessions, or killing an exit outright.
This workshop gives founders the foresight to design their company correctly from the start, rather than scrambling under pressure when stakes are highest.
What you’ll walk away with
- A clear understanding of how foreign investment and export controls intersect with startup growth
- A founder-friendly checklist to evaluate risks before taking foreign money or hiring foreign nationals (in the U.S. or abroad)
- Practical steps you can implement immediately to reduce regulatory and diligence risk
- A framework for asking the right questions early - before investors, acquirors, or regulators do
If your startup plans to raise capital, hire globally, or build technology with international reach, this workshop isn’t optional—it’s preventative medicine.
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March 5, 2026
6:00-7:00PM | Dinner and Networking
7:00-8:30PM | Workshop and Q&A
8:30-9:00PM | NetworkingSPEAKERS:
Brett Johnson, Partner, Snell & Wilmer
Brett Johnson focuses his practice on international trade, advising businesses on export controls, global regulatory compliance, and cross-border transactions. He counsels multinational and U.S. companies on CFIUS and foreign ownership compliance, tariff mitigation strategies, customs rulings, export licensing, and enforcement risks, and helps develop internal compliance programs for international operations and supply chains. Brett also supports clients in navigating government investigations related to trade laws and regulations, and regularly provides guidance on international sales, distribution, and agency agreements.T. Troy Galan, Associate, Snell & Wilmer
Troy Galan advises domestic and international clients on matters at the intersection of national security and international trade, with a focus on international transactions, government contracting, and regulatory compliance. He counsels companies on CFIUS reviews, export controls, economic sanctions, customs regulations, and foreign anti-corruption laws, helping them navigate foreign investment risks, cross-border transactions, and federal contracting requirements. Troy also assists clients with due diligence, licensing, tariff and duty determinations, and developing internal compliance programs tied to global operations and supply chains.1 attendeeHow to Build AI Skills For Your Career With Vibe Coding in 2026
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AI skills are no longer optional—but learning them doesn’t require a technical background or months of tutorials.
In this live session, Albert’s List teams up with Scott Simson, founder of AI Marketing World, to show how professionals are using vibe coding to build real AI projects, develop in-demand skills, and ship usable MVPs—fast.
This is a practical, beginner-friendly walkthrough, not a theory talk.### What You’ll Learn
- The top AI tools to focus on in 2026 (and which ones to ignore)
- What “vibe coding” actually means—and why it works for non-technical builders
- How to identify high-leverage software niches where simple AI products win
- How to build AI workflows and apps with zero prior coding experience
- How to go from idea → prototype → MVP in days, not months
- What to do after you build: validation, iteration, and next steps
- How these skills translate into career leverage, consulting, or side projects
### Who This Event Is For
- Job seekers looking to future-proof their skills
- Marketers, operators, and product-adjacent professionals
- Non-technical builders who want to ship real AI projects
- Anyone curious about AI but overwhelmed by the technical barrier
ABOUT SCOTT SIMSON
Scott Simson is the founder of AI Marketing World, a leading event and education platform focused on practical AI adoption for marketers, operators, and builders.Scott works at the intersection of AI, marketing, and product experimentation, helping professionals understand how to apply emerging tools without getting lost in hype or unnecessary complexity. His work emphasizes real-world use cases—how AI actually gets implemented inside workflows, teams, and early-stage products.
He is particularly known for translating fast-moving AI trends into accessible frameworks that non-technical audiences can use to build, test, and ship ideas quickly.
Scott has been featured on ABC, NBC News, Fox, and in many other publications.
Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsimson/.
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