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Yeah, I have EDS hypermobility also. Surprisingly, my joint stability and muscle strength already seem better just being out of the mold.

I've seen about every doctor possible and finally got a diagnosis of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). The doctor said many of his patients suffer from mold. He recommended a whole home mold inspection.

The inspector only discovered mold in the air handler itself, which isn't too uncommon. We could have just cleaned the handler coils but decided to pull the entire thing just to be sure. Only after it was pulled did we see about a 15 foot long stretch of mold going directly into our ductwork.

In the bedroom we were replacing our carpet with hardwood floors and discovered a 10 foot mold stretch behind the baseboards.

Mold is being remediated in my house as I type this. My wife and I have been dealing with insidious symptoms for years (brain fog, joint pain, anxiety, muscle stiffness, balance issues, neuropathy, increased ADHD, and more). Only recently did we discover that there was black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) in both our bedroom and in the air supply trunk located after the air handler. The bedroom mold was caused by an inactive leak that must have been there before we ever bought the house. The air handler was due to poor installation alongside high humidity.

We’ve already noticed a huge decrease in symptoms about 10 days after the air handler was pulled.

It was part strategy in that I kept my day job (web developer at a university) and split my paycheck with my two co-founders so that we could start our business/product. I would work on the idea on nights and weekends.

Luck and faith came into play when we applied to YC and were accepted. At that point I quit my job to move to Mountain View.

There are no regrets today, but it was a difficult decision at the time. Keeping my day job allowed me to still feel secure while also pursuing something ambitious.

You've summed it up pretty well, Joe, and I agree this would need an overhaul to be scaled. The only correction I have is that enjoying Medieval themed restaurants is a prerequisite to working with us.

As far as "break time" goes, we really don't care exactly how or when you accomplish 4 days of work, but we do want 4 days of solid work to be accomplished. Some of us are night owl's and others rise at first light. Nobody's going to freak out at you unless you're really slacking.