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I also admire Julia for the commitment she showed. She made it work, and by the sound of it, it was damn hard. Don't get me wrong, YC clearly provides great su

by Blahah 11y ago

I also admire Julia for the commitment she showed. She made it work, and by the sound of it, it was damn hard. Don't get me wrong, YC clearly provides great support in general for its founders. What I'm suggesting is that I would expect them to go that bit further to be inclusive - especially with their public commitment to encouraging female founders. My impression is that the funding founders get is interpreted as funding for the company, rather than for the founder to live. Is that wrong?

dang 11y ago
> funding for the company, rather than for the founder to live. Is that wrong? Oh yes, quite wrong. The #1 purpose of the funding has always been to cover founders' living expenses while in YC. It was more than enough for that when we went through it in 2009, and of course the startups get a lot more these days. I should repeat that I don't know any details, but I bet you the YC partners had no idea of the lengths Julia was personally taking. (Literally! Commuting an hour on foot with a two-year-old is quite a length to take.) This is clearly a strong and determined person. It seems unlikely that she would have brought such details up or asked for special treatment in any way.