> "What are the situations where going through YC is a net minus?" and there are very few.

Last I checked, doing YC requires one to live in the USA, a place that has been rapidly increasing in insanity for the last ten years or so. That's a net loss for anyone who values their basic freedoms.

Then again, some value customers, cash flow, and shareholder value more than their own personal liberties, so the "net loss" calculation will vary from individual to individual -- but note well that it will probably only become more likely as the US becomes worse.

Plot the points from the PATRIOT act to the TSA harassment and groping and throw _that_ graph in your deck.