Thank you for creating an HN account to say this. I use my time in the way that I believe it should be used. What we chose to focus on is in our sole discretio

Thank you for creating an HN account to say this. I use my time in the way that I believe it should be used. What we chose to focus on is in our sole discretion. I answer only to my co-founders with how my time is spent, and reject the notion of "who do you think you are?" Just because we are small doesn't mean we can't voice our concerns, or oppose a much larger entity (YC & 500) in the only way we think matters/makes sense. When the leadership of YC fails to recognize how wrong it is to threaten a journalist with insider info - we stand on the side of the journalist. People look up to Sam. He shouldn't be giving them implicit permission to behave that way/similar way. I don't believe we are making a grave mistake with taking this stand. Someone has to say this, and I'm comfortable being that person. There was a way to say what you did without being condescending.