> This is the problem with the needle Altman is trying to thread...If Altman means what he says, he should do what he can to shut this question down. > Thiel d

> This is the problem with the needle Altman is trying to thread...If Altman means what he says, he should do what he can to shut this question down. > Thiel doesn't even get equity in YC. Thiel's participation in YC is almost literally just a marketing tactic --- it's a co-endorsement. We're telling Altman: rethink the endorsement. (this is actually copy-pasted again in another comment) tptacek all but says those exact words. I don't know what other interpretation but YC removal/exclusion is implied.