There's a flip side to the problem - not only can startups not pay, but they might not even know that they should be talking to someone like Matasano. Many tech

There's a flip side to the problem - not only can startups not pay, but they might not even know that they should be talking to someone like Matasano. Many tech startups severely underestimate the security implications of what they're doing, especially those dealing with very private business data or very personal consumer data. With respect to fees, there's a whole swath of lawyers, accountants, and other service providers who work with companies from YC and other incubators. They don't work pro bono - they operate on some combination of fee deferral and / or equity. I realize this still doesn't have as much impact as the checks the big guys write, but it seems like it would close the gap.