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righteousraven on April 4, 2007 | parent | context | favorite | on: What's a Y Combinator alternative to people who ca...

'afford' is not necessarily a monetary term. Perhaps an ailing grandmother or other responsibilities in the community make it too costly to move.

vinit on April 4, 2007 [–]

This is correct. Afford can do with things other than a bank-account.

There is the argument that "is your startup not important enough to leave everything else behind" ... but thats being a little too harsh.

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