What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot afford to move to the YC area?

Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by RyanGWU82 on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @04:05PM (#8883)

How can you say that with such certainty? I moved from Washington, DC to the Bay Area last fall, and my costs were significantly higher than $1000. Even if I cut all the corners, a hypothetical move to Boston would still cost me thousands of dollars.

If I was doing YC for a summer, I wouldn't need to move. I could just fly there with a couple of suitcases and a laptop, but I'd need some way to cover my existing apartment rent. That's a pretty significant expense over 3 months. And I suspect YC is not looking for companies who see the experience just "doing YC for a summer."

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Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by rwalker on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @06:46PM (#8944)

You're trying to do it in one step:

1. Move

It's easier to do it in three steps:

1. "Do YC for a summer" 2. Secure more funding 3. Move

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Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by far33d on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @07:28PM (#8964)

My point was all you need to do YC is a plane ticket and your bags, maybe buy a bed and a desk when you get there.

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Re:What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who cannot af... by RyanGWU82 on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @10:00PM (#9011)

Fair enough. I probably took your comment a bit too literally. $1000 is not enough to move cross-country, but it probably is enough to relocate for three months. :)

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