http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2007/04/y-combinators-portfolio.html http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2007/04/y-combinators-portfolio.... Their most successful sale is

http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2007/04/y-combinators-portfolio.html http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2007/04/y-combinators-portfolio.... Their most successful sale is still Reddit, yes? Assuming moderate dilution, I imagine payout per founder in the $1mm-$2mm range. Assuming the average ycombinator is capable of securing a 6-figure job, their greatest success only accounts for 2 years living wages of 10 failures. Forget the multi-million dollar company valuations: almost everyone on this board would have a multi-million dollar valuation if they were willing (or legally able) to sell ownership over all their future cash flows.