[armchairhacker]

I don’t know much about YC but I do know it isn’t a regular working environment. It’s a lot more intense and hands-on, qualities which indeed tend to be better in-person.

It’s also for only 11 weeks. Other companies probably want to be always be intense and hands-on and have the YC atmosphere, but that’s actually a terrible way to manage a company, a recipe for getting everyone to burnout and quit, and even if people stay after awhile the intensity will cool off.

I don’t doubt YC is better in-person, but also that your typical boring company is better remote.

[erik_seaberg]

I can believe that seeking advice from angels works better in person, but it’s not evidence that writing code works better in person than on the Maker’s Schedule.

http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html