[arrel]

> We’re not doing this with the goal of helping YC’s startups succeed or adding to our bottom line.

Helping YC startups succeed might not be the primary goal, but it's silly to say the project isn't also aimed to help YC startups. Having access to a top quality research team can absolutely help startups succeed, so this is either disingenuous or surprisingly unimaginative.

[AnimalMuppet]

How about "We’re not doing this with the goal of helping existing YC’s startups succeed". If this solves some big problem, and there are no new YC startups that come out of it, would indeed be unimaginative.