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by bsder 998 days ago
The primary (maybe only?) value of YC is the networking.

Networking is fundamentally an in-person thing. The remote-only people can whine all they want, but that is simply an immutable fact.

Building a startup requires most of your time on non-coding tasks.
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version_five 998 days ago
Right, look at conferences, MBA programs, etc. There are/were "remote" options but they essentially have no value, it was just a placeholder we tried. Some kinds of work can be remote of course. But learning and networking only really works in person.
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no_wizard 997 days ago
They don’t have to be. This is all about setup.

It’s harder to do because we aren’t used to it but I attended a really well done Zoom mixer in 2021 that was absolutely amazing and didn’t great job. It almost felt like I was in person honestly.

People aren’t used to changing their norms so quickly. This is what the real issue is

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