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Re:Ask YC: How do you (or how did you), a start-up, get your... by ivankirigin on Thursday January 10, 2008 @03:33PM (#96906)
I don't think they think it's enough, but it isn't really about the money. You get in the right mindset when you start asking yourself, "well, how little can I live on?"

That is the right question to ask. People will made due -- not all the money needs to come from YC. Personal savings, credit cards, friends & family (both money and spare bedrooms), etc. make up the difference.

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Re:Ask YC: How do you (or how did you), a start-up, get your... by mrtron on Thursday January 10, 2008 @03:38PM (#96908)
Spare bedroom can save a tremendous amount of money for you, and it isn't much of a sacrifice if you are a good guest.

An underrated startup technique :)

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Re:Ask YC: How do you (or how did you), a start-up, get your... by eru on Friday January 11, 2008 @08:04PM (#97376)
No sane German would ever dream about living on credit cards. But perhaps that's just because nobody uses credit cards here anyway.
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Re:Ask YC: How do you (or how did you), a start-up, get your... by eru on Saturday January 12, 2008 @05:20AM (#97511)
I guess the equivalent is to overdraw your checking account. The interest you have to pay for that matches credit cards.
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