Building EB-1A evidence while on OPT or H-1B

You do not have to wait for a green light to start. Judging can be peer review, conference review panels, or hackathon judging. Original contributions can be documented with independent letters and adoption evidence. Authorship, selective memberships, and press each take lead time to line up. Treat it as a two-year evidence project you start now, not a form you fill out later. What is the one criterion you could start strengthening this month?