Applications Open for Winter 2012 YC Funding

Post by mikesaraf » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 6:37 AM UTC

prayag wrote: post #82

mikesaraf wrote: post #79

Can anybody that is in or has been through YC answer these questions: How difficult and costly is it to find a place in SF for 3 months? It seems like a large part of the YC money would get used up for the founders basic living expenses. Do most YC company founders go in debt / use savings / use most of the YC money, to cover personal expenses while they do this?

>Do most YC company founders go in debt / use savings / use most of the YC money, to cover personal expenses while they do this? For us Yuri and SV money investments covered everything and gave us enough to stash.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 6:37 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #99

patrickod wrote: post #97

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For what it's worth. 1 - There are ways around this. For instance you don't have to pay yourself a salary. 2 - I've flown in and out of the US numerous times this year and have yet to be "molested" or even go through millimeter wave scanning. Even then the radiation dose is minuscule. You'll get more exposure to radiation on the flight itself than in the scan. Don't let your fear rule you. 3 - Telepresence isn't the…

Maybe my problem is the mistaken(?) assumption that the best code is always written between midnight and 7AM.

Post by dangrossman » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 6:41 AM UTC

whiskyant wrote: post #71

spoiledtechie wrote: post #13

Shameless plug: I want to do this 100%. I have exhausted every single person I know who codes for the passed 4 years. It pretty much comes down to "They don't want to do the work and are completely happy in their current job". If anyone is interested, I would love to be your co-founder. I have built several websites. I am experienced in both C# and Java. Ive built several Android Apps. I know DBs like the back of my…

Wait, I don't get it. If you have such skills and an idea that you truly believe in why haven't you started coding it yet? It doesn't have to be much, perhaps you can't even do all of it yourself, but you should at least TRY. If your skills with C#/Java/DBs aren't an exaggeration, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't at least start. It's great that you're looking for a co-founder, this is a great start, but just…

Post by patio11 » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 6:50 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #96

wheels wrote: post #95

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It's particularly ironic that you say that replying to a YC founder that lives in the same city as you. YC has never required you to live in the US beyond the 3 months that the program runs. They strongly recommend it, but there are a handful of YC companies headquartered elsewhere (with the largest contingent in and around London).

1) That's enough to ruin the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (presuming US citizenship) for 2012. 35 days/year is all we get. 2) Short of bussing down to Mexico and flying home from there, how would one avoid sexual assault at the hands of the US government after the program ends? 3) Whoever solves this telepresence issue for problems like this once and for all will make a mint.

Post by kiteloop » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 7:31 AM UTC

acak wrote: post #26

I started looking for a cofounder about a month ago. I am not sure if I will find one by October 31st but the search is on. How is this evaluated on the application? Also, there was a recent clarification by the USCIS that a H1-B visa holder can work for his/her own company. Is YC cognizant of this and can it help the visa holder jump through any hoops (legal or otherwise) to be a H1-B start-up founder?