You&#x27;re welcome to not take&#x2F;seek the deal.  For what it&#x27;s worth, I have asked ~100 YC founders whether they felt it was valuable to them, and have had precisely one person say no.<p>Incidentally, for virtually the entire startup era prior to YC, &quot;two geeks with a gleam in their eye&quot; was worth ~$250k.  The first check from an angel to pay for ~6 months of rent and ramen bought 1&#x2F;6th the company for $50k.