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Re:I'm Peter Roberts who does work for YC and startups. AMA by Alupis on Thursday October 17, 2024 @06:59PM (#41874668)
People like Peter exist in part to help large organizations (including YC) exploit the current system. Peter seems focused on startups - but it's within the same vein.

The parent's sentiment is valid. There's no reason the US needs to import startups - there's plenty here in the US that don't get funding/support/attention they already deserve.

Instead of helping immigrate potential founders - I'd rather see YC do outreach in these other countries to empower/support founders within their home nation.

But, that might slightly diminish YC's chances of funding the next Facebook or something... so here we are.

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts who does work for YC and startups. AMA by randerson on Thursday October 17, 2024 @10:29PM (#41875870)
It also means the next Facebook would benefit a foreign country's economy rather than America's. One reason the US economy is the best in the world is that we import entrepreneurs and their businesses.
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