I didn't tell my Y Combinator batchmates I had a kid. I worried they'd think I wasn't hardcore enough.

Nicholas Charriere, cofounder of AI app builder Mocha, revealed that he kept his child a secret during his time at Y Combinator. He feared that admitting he had a kid would make him seem less committed to the startup culture. Charriere noted that other parents in his batch also kept their children 'hush-hush.' He shared this experience in an as-told-to essay, highlighting the pressures of the startup environment.

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