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How much does YC cost to attend (like boarding, food, transportation, social events)? Would those who attends likely come from a well off background?
by Xdes 13y ago
How much does YC cost to attend (like boarding, food, transportation, social events)? Would those who attends likely come from a well off background?
- zt 13y agoWell you get $14-20k + an $80k note, so you can easily pay two-three people minimum wage (plus rent) for summer.
- outericky 13y agoAll those things are subjective to where you want to live, what you want to eat and what you want to do. The events YC provides are free. Depending on where you live your rent will obviously vary (you can pay $5000/month for an SF apt, or you can share a place in Mountain View for $600/month). Like Zac said... the $$ invested should more than cover your expenses for the 3 months. Of course, that money is for kicking off your company - not fine dining.
- mbesto 13y agoThe guys over at http://startuphouse.com/ http://startuphouse.com/ have short term stay options in the heart of SF (It's not publically stated, yet, but I think ~$35/night, so $1k/month). Might be a good option for people doing YC for a summer and want to keep things extra lean.
- argumentum 13y agoIt saves a lot of time and stress to stay near YC in the south bay for the duration of the program (mountain view, sunnyvale, palo alto etc). Living in SF means you waste at least 2 hours every trip down to yc (usually 3 times a week or so).