[anamax]

> Andy, what I'm objecting to is the binary notion of living an absurdly pared down lifestyle versus starting a company. It's not a tradeoff.

In some cases, that is the decision that folks have to make. In others, it isn't.

It depends on lots of things, including, but not limited to what the funders are willing to do and the founders' resources.

More power to the folks for whom this isn't an issue. I think that other folks shouldn't make the decision thinking that you can't live on less than $50k in SV. I'm not saying that anyone should make that decision, I'm just pointing out that it's an option for a lot of folks who might think otherwise.