You&#x27;re inferring more than I think is intended. Jessica is the primary point of contact for founders (or, at least, was when we were in YC)...she talks to them a lot, on a one on one basis. Moreso than pg or others, generally speaking. The interview <i>is</i> mostly pg talking, or was for us, with some interjections by rtm because we work on systems issues where he had more experience, but that&#x27;s not the whole picture, at all.<p>She is not a silent Oracle, she just isn&#x27;t particularly outgoing when it comes to press and such, and so she is not seen when looking in from the outside. She is extremely friendly, entirely sincere, and not at all judgmental (unless, of course, there is something negative to judge...character of founders does matter, and if pg has noticed Jessica has better skills in judging character it would be silly to ignore her opinion). pg and the boys seem imminently capable of spotting technical fakery, but maybe are weaker at spotting character fakery. I dunno. They&#x27;ve obviously had great success with the way they operate. I would be unwilling to bet against them, and I know they do it while adhering to pretty high ethical standards.<p>So, call it a cult if you like, but if I had my druthers, more of the industry would imitate YC.