pg has a lot invested in the idea of startups. He doesn't have anything invested in what they create. That's the disconnect you're seeing here. That the startup

pg has a lot invested in the idea of startups. He doesn't have anything invested in what they create. That's the disconnect you're seeing here. That the startup world permits such a disconnect is another problem entirely. To downvoters: how many times have you heard that startups are about people? Why does YC take people who don't have an idea yet? "What you create" isn't really relevant here. It's just a vector, it lacks standalone value.