YC provides an ethics statement and code of conduct to every startup they fund, and is serious about following up on this. The "startup = growth" and "hack-the

YC provides an ethics statement and code of conduct to every startup they fund, and is serious about following up on this. The "startup = growth" and "hack-the-system" are good mantras inside or outside YC, but are not a "YC value". If anything, I'd say the #1 thing that YC values are their founders, and they expect them to be smart, driven, and ethical.