That might mean that PG (and the other YC folks) would have to move as well. AFAICT, YC wants to be close to the founders for physical meetings. It might not be easy for YC folks to move (they have their lives, etc.).
Willingness to move to the YC location is a precondition of being accepted into YC. I have to move from Mountain View CA to Cambridge MA for SFP... even though WFPs are held here, where I already live. But I'm not complaining at all; living in Boston for a while sounds great.
By "YC folks" I meant the YC partners: pg, rtm, tlb & x. Founders should be able to move easier: presumably they are younger, with less "baggage" and with more appetite for adventure.
FYI, 'x' is Jessica Livingston, according to the YC site. TLB presumably lives in the Bay Area; his Anybots company is here, anyway, and hosts the WC YC offices.
Which raises an interesting question as to how the YC partners handle the EC/WC split between the SFP and WFP. Do different partners play bigger roles in different programs? Does PG rack up the airmiles/spend 3mo of the year away from home?
Willingness to move to the YC location is a precondition of being accepted into YC. I have to move from Mountain View CA to Cambridge MA for SFP... even though WFPs are held here, where I already live. But I'm not complaining at all; living in Boston for a while sounds great.