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by contingencies 3349 days ago
SV is undesirable for visas, general overheads, regulation in some sectors, and segments like hardware. Basically YC seems to be optimized for software-focused startups within 3 months of market seeking SV, US or at least English speaking investors, usually with a US initial market.

For hardware startups I can strongly recommend considering HK/Shenzhen, as I can personally attest that sourcing, consulting, manufacturing, and capital are readily and cost-effectively available.