Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective

Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by wtvanhest on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:52PM (#23918948)

The most underrated type of privilege is location privilege. If you grow up far away from a major city, you have to invest heavily to break-in. One false move and everything you worked to establish gets wiped away.

People growing up in Omaha are at a severe disadvantage vs people who grow up in Mountainview.

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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by epicureanideal on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @01:21PM (#23919321)

Right.

And if your parents are in Mountain View or nearby, you can stay with them a few extra years after you get your first job to save money for a downpayment on your own house.

A person without that option may spend a decade paying rent and trying desperately to save up enough for a down payment.

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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by jboy55 on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @03:13PM (#23920510)

I distinctly remember moving to Silicon Valley as a developer from out of country. Realizing that the standard of living bump due to my 2x Salary, was actually a standard of living drop. Then looking around at the company, seeing the IT support guy with the brand new Porsche. Wondering if he 'struck it rich' with a previous .com and finding out it's just because he lives at home still.

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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by dsr_ on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @01:20PM (#23919314)

People growing up in Alliance, Nebraska, are at a severe disadvantage vs Omaha. Almost everyone in Nebraska lives within 50 miles of Omaha (1.3M of 1.9M people).

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