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Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by samb on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @11:08AM (#8803)
The alternative is to convince YC that proximity isn't the most important thing. (It is an important thing, I understand, but it's not the most important thing.)

It'll take a very compelling story.

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Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by pg on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @04:31PM (#8895)
You can't convince us of that. Anyone who's been funded by YC knows that what we do, we have to do in person.

We once tried funding a group that didn't move. When they flew in for demo day, they looked like the plant that hadn't gotten the Miracle-Gro. The upside of that rather expensive experiment was that it showed us how much YC helps people.

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Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by samb on Thursday April 05, 2007 @12:43PM (#9271)
do you think that a virtual YC environment could be designed to provide the same rich experience that you get in person? or is it simply impossible? just a point of curiosity on my part.
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