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YC Office Hours in 11 Countries This Fall
- hobaak 10y agoVisiting to Asia on next round?
- katm 10y agoYes
- ahmedbaracat 10y agoWould it be possible to add Egypt to the list? :)
- rafi-bz 10y agoTel Aviv is just 1 hour flight away. I can help make a visit here very interesting and productive for you :D Hope to visit Egypt some day!
- cperciva 10y agoTel Aviv is just one hour away if you can get into the country. I don't know about Egypt specifically, but I know some countries in that area aren't on the best of terms with Israel...
- ahmedbaracat 10y agoLet's hope it's not that hard :D
- ahmedbaracat 10y agoHi Rafi, thank you. That would be great. How should I contact you :)?
- baristaGeek 10y agoHey YC, your core program has invested in 5 companies with at least 1 colombian founder, you have witnessed the talent here. Would you consider adding our country to the list?
- bbcbasic 10y agoPlease add Sydney Australia
- _kyran 10y agoor Melboune ;)
- Cenk 10y agoWooot excited to have YC visit us at Wheelys Café in Sweden. If anyone’s travelling to Stockhholm for this feel free to email me (cenk@wheelyscafe.com) for burger recommendations, directions to our office or if you’d like to come by for a cup of coffee.
- raverbashing 10y agoI wonder why they are skipping Brazil (and going for Argentina)
- koolba 10y agoZika?
- nojvek 10y agoI wonder why Nairobi, Kenya isn't in the list. Africa is a humongous continent to only have Nigeria in the list.
- katm 10y agoThere are a lot of places we wanted to go (many that are listed on this thread). But for this trip, we only had two weeks in between Startup School and our application deadline. We'll get to other parts of Africa later. We started with Nigeria because we have a number of alumni who are based there now.
- srid68 10y agoPlease add Singapore
- fitzwatermellow 10y agoSo much global demand. So difficult to scale. Might be time to consider a kind of YCx extension program, where independent local organizers, who are most keenly aware of their native flavor, can get the tools to self-organize their own startup community's office hours, seed funds, incubators, etc.
- Achshar 10y agoJust to be clear (in Delhi), there are two different registrations. One for office hours and other for the general conference and fireside chat. I registered for office hours but conference is a waiting list.
- andykmaguire 10y agoRemember when Sam tweeted this at DMC a while back? It sounds like he has revised his position. @davemcclure way to help startups is not to be super busy with travel etc, but to sit around your office and be available to advise them :)
- punnerud 10y agoI see Sweeden and Denmark, but not Norway
- regularjack 10y agoIt would be useful if the post explained what YC Office Hours are. Is this a way to get into YC? A chance to have feedback on my startup? Or just an opportunity to meet a YC person?
- katm 10y agoIf you click on the "Sign up for office hours" link, it goes into a bit more detail about what to expect at office hours. Office hours are 25 minute meetings where you can ask for feedback on a particular challenge your company is facing, or you can use the time to ask questions about YC. They're fairly casual conversations, rather than formal pitch sessions.
- inglondon 10y agoHere is a good explanation on what they are at YC http://www.ycombinator.com/atyc/#officehours http://www.ycombinator.com/atyc/#officehours edit: the question was answered by katm
- jomamaxx 10y agoCanada?
- chejazi 10y agoWork culture around the world varies wildly. Always interesting to see Founders break through to success despite the differences in culture.
- OoTheNigerian 10y agoHi, I'm helping organize the meetups in Lagos and Abuja. Hit me up if you have any questions or suggestions. I'd encourage people from neighbouring countries to take the trip down. So I hope to see people from Benin, Cameroon, Togo and of course Ghana Thanks a lot Kat and team for making this happen! Hopefully it will be the first of many. Here are the sign up links. Lagos: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techcircle-presents-building-a-startup-a-chat-with-y-combinator-partners-tickets-27008639568 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techcircle-presents-building-a-... Abuja: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techcircle-presents-build-a-great-startup-qa-in-abuja-with-y-combinator-tickets-27078547665 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techcircle-presents-build-a-gre...
- koolba 10y agoThey should do this in flyover country too.
- angersock 10y agoNah. The Midwest/Deep South is basically the 4th world right? Besides, where's the value in supporting more domestic white male businesses ventures?
- ryanx435 10y agoha ha true. I mean, seriously, why ever go to Minnesota? its not like there are any technology companies here, and its certainly not the top spot in the nation for medical related companies, start up or otherwise. oh, wait. Medtronic. Boston Scientific. st. Jude medical. United Health Group Cray Supercomputers. 3M Best Buy Target Cargill Seagate oh, and our average rent in Minneapolis is only ~800/bedroom. And we're consistently rated the #1 city to live in. certainly no good reason to come here.
- shin_lao 10y agoInteresting choice of countries. What was the rationale?
- nullnilvoid 10y agoIs there any specific reason why YC left out China? China has a hug community and great success in startups.
- katm 10y agoWe were there earlier this year. And we'll go again soon.
- hdharshi 10y agoWhy isn't Kenya on the list? Considering the conference there last year.
- jamespitbully 10y agoWhat about Poland?
- glux 10y agoHow come you're not swinging via London on your EU tour?
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- asafira 10y agoHow were these countries chosen? This could just be a faux vacation for the YC people, but I feel there are some countries in Asia for which this would well received and be a huge success. (For example, Singapore)
- wslh 10y agoI would like to attend YC office hours for help with expanding the customer base for a specialized software development company. The application form asks "What stage is your company at currently? (Sketch, Prototype, Beta, Launched, Other)". Does this mean that services companies are not elligible?
- kevin 10y agoIt's not just for hardware and software companies. Service companies can be pre or post launch too.