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timrpeterson | 8 years ago

Do you have to move to the Bay Area?

I'm a professor at WashU and am interested, but I live in St. Louis.

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snowmaker|8 years ago

You don't. You have to travel here to participate in events that take place in the bay area, but you don't have to move here. Founders with labs set up elsewhere have sometimes participated by traveling back and forth.

asimpletune|8 years ago

Just move! It’s great here!

timrpeterson|8 years ago

I have ample lab space and the team to execute here in St. Louis. Also, I have a family.

YC's "move to the bay area" requirement makes sense for software startups, but less so for bio (at least for most of the good ideas).