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> YC does that because it's in its business interests to do it and because it's good for the world.

YC does it because if you're successful they get to be a landlord over 7% of your company in perpetuity. If it was for the good of the world they'd let their equity expire eventually, or only keep a minimal perpetual part that went straight into funding new YC companies.



I said 'and', not 'or'.




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