[HN Gopher] Partners tried to zuckerberg me after getting accept...
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       Partners tried to zuckerberg me after getting accepted into YC
        
       Author : princeverma
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2021-05-28 21:09 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | sombremesa wrote:
       | YC gives you a very modest amount of cash, thanks to the risks
       | involved. It's not really anything that should go to your head -
       | if it does, that's a red flag and something to be actively
       | addressed because you'll be dealing with larger amounts later on
       | (if you're lucky). This founder is from a LCOL country so the
       | equation may be a bit different.
       | 
       | Furthermore, even if YC valuation were sky high (which it isn't),
       | it's not synonymous with success in any way - it's not even an
       | indicator. You know what _is_ an indicator, though? How well the
       | cofounders get along.
        
       | browningstreet wrote:
       | What I'll share (not a YCer): I've "lost" out twice in power
       | deals at companies, and even if everyone supports you and says
       | you're in the right, it can be disconcerting when the staff
       | simply align themselves with whoever won. If you're in this
       | position, you have my sympathies.
        
       | nibsfive wrote:
       | Alt account. This happened to a few companies in our batch too.
       | It seems normal that 5-10% of companies game the character test.
       | 100% of these companies basically end up with solo dictator
       | CEO/founder and underperform. 100% of big companies from our
       | batch had difficult founder heart to hearts on level ground,
       | equal equity, and are still together.
        
         | YuriNiyazov wrote:
         | Landing an opportunity or a windfall sometimes wakes up new
         | extreme character traits that previously were either dormant or
         | perceived as minor "idiosyncratic inconveniences". I've seen it
         | happen before as well.
        
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