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Maybe I don't know what it's like to be a YC founder, but couldn't you say the exact same thing about just being in San Francisco? What's more, the SF network
by neilk 15y ago
Maybe I don't know what it's like to be a YC founder, but couldn't you say the exact same thing about just being in San Francisco?
What's more, the SF network extends to people who are not just in startups, but also established companies, universities, and even unrelated things (like the Because We Can people, who are making a business out of custom CNC products.)
Or do YC people collaborate more closely than that? Give up their time more freely to a fellow YC'er?
- kapilkale 15y agoI feel a personal obligation to meet with any YC company that wants to meet with me, the same way I would if a good friend asked me to meet with someone. I've taken enough from that network that I want to give back. If someone cold-emails me, or has a mutual acquantance do an introduction, I usually don't feel as obliged.
- neilk 15y agoBut I'm not talking about cold-emailing -- I'm talking about personal relationships. They just aren't defined by having the same seed funder. When I walk down the street in SOMA or the Mission, I too am likely to run into a developer that I know. And I'm not even a very social person. But I've been around the Valley & SF for almost six years now. Maybe YC gets you off the ground faster, maybe you get that in year one. Still, I hope you are also reaching out to make connections with non-YCers.
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