Re:Join our hacker house for new YC companies
by larrys on Saturday April 14, 2012 @04:26PM
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I wondering what the reaction would be if a few well known and loved VC firms (that have funded YC companies before) got involved and subsidized part of the rent for something like this or even something on a larger scale. Thoughts on that idea?
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Re:Join our hacker house for new YC companies
by thejash on Saturday April 14, 2012 @04:41PM
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I'm not sure how subsidizing the rent would help the companies, especially if they've already gotten into YC (and thus just got a bunch of investment, with other investment pretty readily available).
Seems like it would be better to just keep the investing as direct dollars for equity, like it is now. Unless I'm missing something? I'd be happy to be wrong here. :)
Re:Join our hacker house for new YC companies
by larrys on Saturday April 14, 2012 @05:15PM
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I'm thinking of it similar to how corporations want their names on rooms and/or buildings at colleges. Showing a level of support which, while not a quid pro quo, shows support in a way that isn't directly linked to a benefit.
The support could come as monetary support and maybe doing the thing that PG doesn't have the time for as mentioned here (coordinating housing):