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Where is that Zencoder house? (http://yfrog.com/09x7fsj)

I don't have an exact address. I spoke with Jon (of Zencoder), he said it was somewhere in the Santa Cruz mountains. Such a place is probably a little too remote for most people (it was a 30 minute or more drive to YC)

I don't mind, I have a car and don't mind sharing. I kind of like the idea of living in a remote fortress, like a mad-scientist. But yeah, probably not practical for enough people, unfortunately.

I agree with everything you said.

Hopefully you signed up and made a note about your preference for a remote area?

Yes, I did, though I'll only know today whether yc has a chance of happening (interview invites go out this evening I believe).

We actually did this for Tinfoil Security; rented a kickass place in San Jose (4bed, 4ba, 4000 sqft, 2 acres of land, deer and turkey roaming around) and love coming home to it after being at work for crazy hours.

We also have a room open, in case anyone here is interested. :) Currently it's occupied by the founder of Tinfoil Security (myself and my cofounder) and another company called Apparel Dream (a Chilean company in Plug n Play).

Admittedly, we're probably moving eventually to somewhere closer to Mt. View / Palo Alto, but for starting out its definitely been great. :)

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