Use YC not as a source of funding. Use it as a piece of education and networking in your start-up puzzle. Edit: Funding by itself is no measure of success or v

Use YC not as a source of funding. Use it as a piece of education and networking in your start-up puzzle. Edit: Funding by itself is no measure of success or validation. It might be part of the puzzle, along with the knowledge learned, and people met along the way (investors, customers, employees).