Pretty selective quoting there... The full text of that sentence explains that he "hadn't really considered" YC because he "thought" he just needed cash. Not s

Pretty selective quoting there... The full text of that sentence explains that he "hadn't really considered" YC because he "thought" he just needed cash. Not sure how you figure that he was desperate for YC; he was accepted through a chance encounter without even submitting an application. edit: After a re-read I understand more where you're getting the desperation from, but that came after he had been accepted, and was trying to hold on to the gift he had been given. I think it's fair to say that the situation had changed sufficiently by that point.