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Ask HN: How can anyone afford to start a business in SF?
We all know the myth. The myth is a young engineer, who moves to San Francisco and starts a company. That company quickly gains traction and then applies to YC and becomes fantastically successful. How can anyone afford to do this, especially the young engineer? I'm not even young and I played out the scene from Office Space where I calculated how long it would take me to completely run out of money and ultimately go homeless - and in San Francisco that number is not long! How can anyone afford to start a business in San Francisco?
- SQL2219 8y agoother peoples' money.
- dylanhassinger 8y agothat myth is not usually reality read about some actual startups' birth stories, gain inspiration from those. usually it includes sacrifices and rarely does it take place entirely in SF
- RNeff 8y agoSilicon Valley and SF are where the talent lives, where the VC's live, where the big ideas are implemented. You need some founders, remember Steve (Jobs) and Steve (Woz). Watch https://www.startupschool.org/ https://www.startupschool.org/, it is free. There are other startup accelerators other than Y-C.
- justinzollars 8y agoThanks this is awesome.
- snowmaker 8y agoSeems like maybe you're doing it in the wrong order. Why don't you just apply to YC, get accepted, and then move to SF?