They won't fund you unless you quit your job. YC Partner: "I see you're working at X company, why aren't you full time on X startup? If we were to fund X start

They won't fund you unless you quit your job. YC Partner: "I see you're working at X company, why aren't you full time on X startup? If we were to fund X startup and accept you into the batch, are you going to quit your job at X company?" You would be shooting yourself in the foot in you stumbled over this question. Speaking from personal experience here.