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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by jawns on Thursday March 30, 2023 @03:15PM (#35377606)
At the very bottom, in a post-script:

> The constant comparison and growth benchmarking triggered us to look differently at our business and we decided to wind up its operation right after the Demo Day.

What happens in this scenario? YC gave them $500K in exchange for 7% of the business, and then they immediately shuttered the business?

Did they get to keep the $500K?

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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by iamnafets on Thursday March 30, 2023 @03:18PM (#35377638)
Absolutely not. SAFE investments have liquidation preferences - the investors will get what's the left of the money back.
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by acecreamu on Thursday March 30, 2023 @04:56PM (#35378732)
We didn't take 375k in fact. In W22 batch they were optional, and would trigger MFN for many. As for the rest of money, we returned what has been left. That's why closing so rapidly - to be able to return more.
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by satvikpendem on Thursday March 30, 2023 @05:56PM (#35379326)
Why not take the 375k and/or pivot?
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by acecreamu on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:17PM (#35379571)
The dilution at that point would be unbearable
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by satvikpendem on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:21PM (#35379600)
I saw your other comment, makes sense. Are you working on a new startup then?
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by acecreamu on Thursday March 30, 2023 @07:01PM (#35380049)
Yes sir, slise.xyz - new market, new team, much larger and more painful problem to tackle. Lessons learned.
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