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by wiwillia
4669 days ago
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It seems like you're implying that these non-profit founders put a lot of weight in salary as a consideration to whether or not they pursue their vision. That's something I'd disagree with (though admittedly my opinion off is based off the folks behind Watsi). The non-profit startups that are going to fit YC are going to be the ones that aren't in dire need of a market salary, who don't need the potential of a huge cash windfall to keep on grinding. The sacrifices here will be made in the pursuit of 'success' (however you define that), and the pursuit of watching your organization be large enough to make a difference (these are also primary motivators of for-profit startups in my experience). |
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I was implicitly assuming founders of non-profits care about salary. I think it's very admirable that there are people willing to forsake salary for a greater social good. It sounds like this might describe the Watsi crowd.
I am only intimately familiar with one non-profit, whose founder spent years launching her non-profit --- with the financial support of her spouse's salary. I have heard anecdotally of other non-profits whose launch was only possible because the founder was financially supported outside of the non-profit.
But it doesn't have to be this way. I don't think it's intrinsic that potential founders must choose between salary and launching a non-profit. For example, founders could make a salary working part-time for for-profit companies and spend the rest of their time running their non-profits.
Maybe YC could help facilitate such work relationships. I think it would grow the pool of people willing to pursue non-profit endeavors.