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Can anybody that is in or has been through YC answer these questions: How difficult and costly is it to find a place in SF for 3 months? It seems like a large

Can anybody that is in or has been through YC answer these questions: How difficult and costly is it to find a place in SF for 3 months? It seems like a large part of the YC money would get used up for the founders basic living expenses. Do most YC company founders go in debt / use savings / use most of the YC money, to cover personal expenses while they do this?

olivercameron 15y ago
Most new founders don't live in San Francisco. YC encourages you, and rightly so, to live in and around Mountain View, where rent is much, much cheaper than the city.
- samstave 15y ago
  I dont think it is "much, much" cheaper. GOTO Padmapper.com to take a look....
  - mikesaraf 15y ago
    Cool and very useful site, Thank You!
- jmathai 15y ago
  It's not terribly cheaper but you can get a studio for what you can get a nice 1 bedroom apartment elsewhere.
prayag 15y ago
>Do most YC company founders go in debt / use savings / use most of the YC money, to cover personal expenses while they do this? For us Yuri and SV money investments covered everything and gave us enough to stash.
- mikesaraf 15y ago
  If you feel comfortable doing so, can you share what additional percentage of equity you traded for the additional investment. (A range is fine)
  - prayag 15y ago
    We are right in the middle of a round. Sorry, can't say much.