I can't believe it still needs pointed out to someone who's been on HN for a while: YC was never about the money. For an insight into PG's motivations, you mi

I can't believe it still needs pointed out to someone who's been on HN for a while: YC was never about the money. For an insight into PG's motivations, you might want to re-read his essay on cities (it's more likely to be "power", as in your influence on the world). The footnote in the Black Swan essay linked above seems to corroborate that.