From the inside, there is far more talk at YC about building a good business and getting profitable than about raising money. PG has advocated this for a long t

From the inside, there is far more talk at YC about building a good business and getting profitable than about raising money. PG has advocated this for a long time[1], and YC continues to encourage this. The YC way is "Make something people want." Fundraising is a distraction that is occasionally necessary. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/ramenprofitable.html http://www.paulgraham.com/ramenprofitable.html