As an H1B visa holder, my number 1 concern when responding to startups is the uncertainty it creates in terms of future H1B extensions, green card application etc. Big cos have large lawyer squads to push me through the paperwork.
Besides that, can YC create some sort of insurance fund to pay employees at early stage startups at market rates? This fund would mostly be fueled by equity that the founders and investors were planning to give the employees. If a startup succeeds, the payout should be able to sustain a few more startups at roughly market pay. Of course, what this would mean is that the employees who opt in given up their chance to "make it big", but also reduce their risk while getting to work at something they are more passionate about and more rewarding compared to whatever they are doing at bigger companies.
Besides that, can YC create some sort of insurance fund to pay employees at early stage startups at market rates? This fund would mostly be fueled by equity that the founders and investors were planning to give the employees. If a startup succeeds, the payout should be able to sustain a few more startups at roughly market pay. Of course, what this would mean is that the employees who opt in given up their chance to "make it big", but also reduce their risk while getting to work at something they are more passionate about and more rewarding compared to whatever they are doing at bigger companies.