I hate Vassallo’s spam on every single platform. I get it, you have a bootstrapping course.
Anyway, to the YC point about pivoting and digging a hole:
Daniel has 0 experience with YC and this is absolutely not what YC encourages. YC is more than happy to see you pivot. You have the driver seat and you know best.
Do I agree you shouldn’t take VC money so easily? Yes. Do I agree everything applies to YC? Definitely not. Hell, pick your VCs well and you won’t face any of those problems.
Anyway, to the YC point about pivoting and digging a hole: Daniel has 0 experience with YC and this is absolutely not what YC encourages. YC is more than happy to see you pivot. You have the driver seat and you know best.
Do I agree you shouldn’t take VC money so easily? Yes. Do I agree everything applies to YC? Definitely not. Hell, pick your VCs well and you won’t face any of those problems.