<i>Colin, given that you don&#x27;t want to live in the Bay Area, how do you envision yourself being a part of the YC community?</i><p>Well, you see, there&#x27;s this thing called the &quot;Internet&quot; which allows people to communicate over large distances...<p><i>Could you arrange to go down to YC periodically and hold &quot;office hours&quot; to begin relationships with founders that are doing interesting things in your areas of expertise?</i><p>That&#x27;s something I&#x27;d absolutely be happy to do.<p><i>Could these relationships lead to you becoming a technical advisor for some of them?</i><p>If someone&#x27;s interested in my advice, sure.<p><i>Could you angel invest in some of them?  Could you attend YC investor day?</i><p>I don&#x27;t think the amount I would be able to invest would be very meaningful.  Also, I&#x27;m guessing the tax issues involved with cross-border angel investing would be painful.  (Just a guess, but I find that assuming that tax issues are painful is a good default position.)