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This is cool to hear (as another member of the CFM team!) We have admittedly less insight in this type of 'success' (we talk to all of the teams that end up in a YC batch) but if y…

Also chiming in from the CFM team. This point resonated with me based on conversations I've had with some of the teams that matched & are still working together. The evaluation per…

Is that email somewhere on our site? I'd like to take it down if that is confusing other SUS founders!

Appreciate hearing that! We make decisions based on founder feedback, so I imagine there are other SUS founders who feel the same :)

You can always email our team for 'support' (or really any questions or feedback about SUS). -- startupschool@ycombinator.com To answer your question, yes, our team can help you se…

We're not giving out grants after this build sprint. We're going to focus on giving more feedback to founders -- on at least 1,000 applications to YC.

Hey HN, Joan from the SUS here as well! Happy to answer questions about the Build Sprint alongside Kyle.

Thanks! You bring up some great points! In the communities where we work right now, the vast majority of people don't have toilets in their homes, and they do understand the import…

If you are interested in learning more about the cultural and societal implications of open defecation, you can also check out a video series we helped put together last summer. Th…

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We also value the civic engagement component of our work! We've seen the members of the communities where we work to be highly motivated to advocate for themselves to get their loc…

Definitely agree! As the article mentions, simply tracking the number of toilets built is not enough. We track daily toilet users at each site and couple access to toilets with acc…

I definitely agree that the community is integral in implementing long-term solutions. We believe that access to toilets is a right, and so our mission is to fight alongside these …

Hi there! I'm Joan, one of the Directors at SHRI. Happy to talk more about sanitation or answer questions about our work!