$0. As soon as one of the VCs cracked a joke—no matter how classy or appropriate—HN would inform them that the pitch meeting was in fact "not Reddit", and that

$0. As soon as one of the VCs cracked a joke—no matter how classy or appropriate—HN would inform them that the pitch meeting was in fact "not Reddit", and that humor is not tolerated—thereby killing the deal in the process. The VCs would instead proceed to allocate the funds to autism research, reaping the tax benefits in the process.