> What I remember hearing from YC is of cases where a partner tells you to pivot, not where they let the founders decide to pivot themselves. Post-batch you ca

> What I remember hearing from YC is of cases where a partner tells you to pivot, not where they let the founders decide to pivot themselves. Post-batch you can talk to your partners as often as you want or never again - they stay out of your way unless you explicitly reach out. They make this quite clear during the batch as well. During the batch you do talk to your partners as part of the structure. They do give (really good!) advice, but you're always told it's your company. I can see them giving advice based on their experience on where you might want to dig instead, but I've never heard a founder being forced down a direction they didn't want to go. After all, why would that be the optimal path?