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> A smaller issue is the extra dilution on the cap table Let's be honest here. This is the primary issue not the "smaller issue"? Let's call a spade a spade.

• WhitneyLand 11y ago
  I don't see any reason not to take what was said at face value. There's no reason to automatically pass on what seems to be a great opportunity just because you're not first in line. The reason to pass is that the data supports a lower success rate.
  • junto 11y ago
    It just seems backward to me. I understand that YC are in the business of jump-starting startups with potential. A handful of those startups might succeed. Their entire business model seems to focus on the returns from that small handful of successes. If I were them, my primary reason for taking these companies onboard and helping them to succeed, is purely to see a profit at the end of the line. Hence, dilution is very bad. That would be my primary issue.I just don't understand why it was stated as a minor side point to the whole discussion. Surely it is absolutely important?
    • lmm 11y ago
      The dilution isn't normally that severe. A 900x return at a 7% success rate would be better than a 1000x return at a 5% success rate.