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Another (is this bogus?) reason for not applying is I am not in the US and would prefer not to migrate there due to family. Can a founder do YC with minimal tim
by datascienced 2y ago
Another (is this bogus?) reason for not applying is I am not in the US and would prefer not to migrate there due to family. Can a founder do YC with minimal time in USA or even do it remotely.
- dang 2y agoThe last I heard (but my information may be out of date), that remains an option.
- threeseed 2y agoYou don't need to migrate to the US. But I believe you do need to be there with your co-founders for 3 months. And if you can't manage that then running a VC backed startup isn't what you should do. Because you will need to visit customers and it's often not feasible to just fly to/from constantly.
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- ant6n 2y agoWhat if all my customers are in Europe?
- jasperstory 2y agoYC is leaning into in-person heavily. But e.g. there was a great team in our batch (W24) with very young kids who flew to SF for in-person events. Some people were unable to come to the US (visa issues) that took part remotely. No requirement to intend to stay in the US – many foreign teams heading back, but many more haven chosen to stay in SF on O1 and other visas (YC helps with this). I think YC admissions see the intention to be based in SF as a net positive, because SF is in most situations the very best place to start a startup (regardless of YC).