By his story, he spent some time getting to know them but then haggled terms once he'd decided to invest. The way I read the story, his regrets where that he sp

By his story, he spent some time getting to know them but then haggled terms once he'd decided to invest. The way I read the story, his regrets where that he spent that long haggling once he'd decided they were go. Had he closed then, he'd have closed 3-4 weeks before YC, and he would still have had his partners in to spread the risk.