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What Kate Saw in Silicon Valley

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What Kate Saw in Silicon Valley --> August 2009 Kate Courteau is the architect who designed Y Combinator's office. Recently we managed to recruit her to help us run YC when she's not busy with architectural projects. Though she'd heard a lot about YC since the beginning, the last 9 months have been a total immersion. I've been around the startup world for so long that it seems normal to me, so I was curious to hear what had surprised her most about it. This was her list: 1. How many startups fail. Kate knew in principle that startups were very risky, but she was surprised to see how constant t

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