Having a simple clear focus is hard to undervalue. Since doing YC 6 years ago there has never been a second of doubt about the priorities (imo).
YC is there to make money for its investors. And the way to do that is to invest in the best startups and make them huge.
The only source of conflict then comes from YC vs. the startups. For example, do you enforce strict legal structures on all companies. And here the dominant priority is of course YC itself. But this is expected, and given the rationality also easy to work with.
YC is there to make money for its investors. And the way to do that is to invest in the best startups and make them huge.
The only source of conflict then comes from YC vs. the startups. For example, do you enforce strict legal structures on all companies. And here the dominant priority is of course YC itself. But this is expected, and given the rationality also easy to work with.