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Hey, I'm married with a kid and applying. Do you have any advice for making that work well? Did you bring your families with you to the Bay or did they stay hom

• jnovek 16y ago
  First and foremost -- focus building your company and put together a great application! Have "the talk" about what you'll do if you are funded after you get an interview. That being said, Lloyd's family stayed home and Rachel came with me. In retrospect (and with more money) we might have done things differently. One thing to keep in mind is that I prefer to work at home when I can and Lloyd likes to maintain a strict separation between work and family, so those things contributed to our decisions. There aren't many times in life when you'll work harder than when you're in YC, so your preferred working style should be part of what informs your decision to bring or be away from your family.
  • Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
    "First and foremost -- focus building your company and put together a great application!" Always! "There aren't many times in life when you'll work harder than when you're in YC, so your preferred working style should be part of what informs your decision to bring or be away from your family." That looks like an answer to me. Thanks.