[mrjoeblack]

Except YC does not expect to be criticised when YC companies tank, which many eventually do.

[dasil003]

And why should they be criticized? That's table stakes for investing: if you want upside you take risk. Does that obligate them to take on losing bets just to appear fair?

[lr4444lr]

Because it means YC itself has a falsifiability problem.

[dasil003]

Business (as life) is not science. If you want to find proof of anything go be a scientist, because everything you find elsewhere will just be anecdotal.