I would suggest you take it. Reasons: - if you don't take this, and you don't get in YC, then you don't have any investment. - if you take this, then you get i

I would suggest you take it. Reasons: - if you don't take this, and you don't get in YC, then you don't have any investment. - if you take this, then you get into YC, you can still turn down YC, to avoid the MFN locked into YC price ($125,000 for 7%). Build the company with the $250,000 and hopeful raise at much better term later on.