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YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by fixxer »

lazyasciiart wrote: post #728
fixxer wrote: post #690

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I think you have a valid point. I do, however, think sanctuary cities (which are so fuzzily defined legally...) create an incentive for illegal immigration. It sends a message that one need only get through the border to make it permanent. My family immigrated legally. They should too. If states choose not to enforce federal law, I think they need to clearly establish a legal position as to why.

There is one, it's called the anti-commandeering doctrine (no idea what this site is but it covers the background) http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/12/28/states-dont-have-...

That also applies to abortion. Careful...

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by cylinder »

acchow wrote: post #582
Hydraulix989 wrote: post #578

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Except Vancouver IS also the same every day: dark, gloomy, overcast clouds with constant rain or drizzle. I lived in Seattle for a year, and I got depressed from the weather. My doctor handed me a huge bottle of Vitamin D to take, saying most of her patients that lived there are deficient. I couldn't handle it, so I moved back to sunny California, and immediately, my happiness levels returned back to normal again. Hu…

100x this. I get a lot of energy and happiness walking in the sun in the morning. Something so simple, yet has a dramatic effect on my quality of life.

It sucks doesn't it. I feel silly for having so much of my mood determined by the presence of clouds, but not much I can do about it

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by lkbm »

mapleoin wrote: post #796
TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #780

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A large reason many people are pushing back against globalism is _because_ of this thinking -- capitalism is blind to political movements, quality of life for its people, or growing inequality. All that matters is the bottom line. If it's cheaper to do it elsewhere, it will move there. But if this leads to yet continued wealth inequality while the laborers work for less in worse conditions, is it a good thing that it…

In this case, though, isn't it working against those consequences that you mention? YC's contribution to a non-US company, in terms of guidance, doors opened etc., might be bigger than the money they get back through selling their share of the startups. This will be a net-negative for the US economy and would have created wealth, elevated working conditions etc. elsewhere in the world.

> In this case, though, isn't it working against those consequences that you mention? YC's contribution to a non-US company, in terms of guidance, doors opened etc., might be bigger than the money they get back through selling their share of the startups.

YC's existence is based on that not being the case, on average.

This is a negative for the US economy not because YC is losing money, but because if we'd let these companies start in the US, we've be getting significantly more of the gains.

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Post by Kluny »

reggieband wrote: post #490
sdm wrote: post #453

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Sigh... The annual Demographia study is mostly BS. First, they only look at a handful of Anglosphere countries and yet claim to cover the world; Second, they have strong ties to the automotive industry and have an agenda of urban sprawl -- this leads them to target negatively cities that are fighting sprawl, like Vancouver; Third, their only metric for affordability is housing price yet places where there is a more d…

> And the notion that SF is more affordable than Vancouver is just laughable if you've lived in both places. I have lived in both SF and Vancouver and I don't find it laughable at all. I also now live in NYC and have previously lived in London, UK. My experience may be anecdotal but it is representative. Of all the places I have just listed, I saved the least amount of money when I lived in Vancouver. To be clear, th…

We can only conclude that you were making expensive choices when you lived in Vancouver.

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by gaastonsr »

seizethecheese wrote: post #608
gaastonsr wrote: post #54

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As a Mexican I agree. Tijuana is not particularly one of the star cities of Mexico.

I'm interested in visiting Mexico, a city not a beach. What would you recommend?

Unfortunately I haven't traveled Mexico much to recommend one from personal experience but my friends who have visited Guadalajara and Guanajuato have loved it.

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by lazyasciiart »

fixxer wrote: post #811
lazyasciiart wrote: post #728

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There is one, it's called the anti-commandeering doctrine (no idea what this site is but it covers the background) http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/12/28/states-dont-have-...

That also applies to abortion. Careful...

Are you saying I should stop knowing things because it might lead somewhere you don't like?

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by fixxer »

lazyasciiart wrote: post #816
fixxer wrote: post #811

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That also applies to abortion. Careful...

Are you saying I should stop knowing things because it might lead somewhere you don't like?

Ha, not at all! I'm pointing out that there are caveats and potential feedback effects. Has any state cited the 10th?

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Post by fixxer »

dragonwriter wrote: post #715
fixxer wrote: post #512

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The flip side of that sentiment is calling fascism on anyone who thinks sanctuary cities are bullshit. The lunacy is bipartisan.

Sanctuary cities are absolutely protected under the Constitutional doctrine of anti-commandeering; a direct and obvious and firmly established application of the Tenth Amendment. The Federal government has to enforce its own laws. The States may voluntarily assist, but the Federal government has no authority to mandate that states, or subdivisions thereof, enforce federal laws.

I absolutely love how the left becomes a fan of states rights on immigration, but pretends it isn't a challenge to Roe v Wade.

Re: YC will hold interviews in Vancouver for founders who can’t get US visas

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Post by foota »

throwaway743824 wrote: post #774
foota wrote: post #511

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I wouldn't underestimate the advantage that being on the West Coast provides.

Because? I don't see Vancouver "happening" (at least not more than it already is). Being similar to places like Seattle or SF isn't a good thing if you want to compete with them, because you'll always end up behind them in a comparison.

Personally, I grew up on the west coast and would much rather go to another west coast city.

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Post by edblarney »

herbst wrote: post #759
edblarney wrote: post #662

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"If only to protest with their wallet." Except that 'the wallet' is in the US, not somewhere else. I say this even as a Canadian. The money is not here.

As swiss resident i have no idea what you are talking about? Money in the us? :)

Yes. If you want to start a startup, it requires excess liquidity among a group of individuals willing to take risk.

In Montreal, there are very few high-net worth individuals, and almost nobody invests 100K chunks in small businesses.

In America, particularly the Silicon Valley, there are tons of wealthy, and semi-wealthy people who back projects.

A 'simple idea' can get you $2M in Angel funding ($100K cheques by high net-worth individuals) in the Valley, while it would get you laughed out of the room in Montreal.

And that's just the start. The same for later stages. There are few later-stage funds in all of Canada, and almost zero big acquirers to 'end the funnel'. Both exist amply in the US, specifically the Valley, creating and end-to-end system for entrepreneurialism.

The same problem exists in Europe to a lesser degree, which is why there are so few big startups that come out of there.

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