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Among other things, I'd expect this is because YC is trying to break free of the idea that the only way to be a successful startup founder is to be a young, sin
by stellar678 6y ago
Among other things, I'd expect this is because YC is trying to break free of the idea that the only way to be a successful startup founder is to be a young, single, attachment-free man.
Successful startups are created by all kinds of people in all kinds of different life situations, and YC needs to be careful to be inviting to as broad an array of people as possible.
At the same time, I agree that dorm-style living (along with other nontraditional styles of living like mulitigenerational or multifamily units, cohousing, coliving, etc...) is a great idea and our culture should work to be more supportive of experimenting with housing. Especially, as you said, in areas with severely impacted housing markets.
- kortilla 6y agoAre women unable to live in dorms?
- randomchars 6y ago> young, single, attachment-free man. Some YC founders bring their whole family with them. Also, at some point in life, living a dorm starts to sound like torture.
- _jal 6y agoMany women have obvious, easily predicable concerns about sharing living space with unknown men.