Yes. I also meant to buy some time until the waiver is issued so you don't leave the country. If it is not issued, you cannot have h1b activated anyway. And if it is issue, with the initial o1 of 3 years, you can apply for a gc instead of going through h1b. Premium processing for o1 only takes 2 weeks to know the result. Preparation takes more time and you have to be in hurry for that. Hopefully your profile is very strong to minimize that time. Good luck.