They got 138 points on their launch and lots of positive comments. Then they received $18 million. I'd say that's pretty positive reception in the Valley.
Points on a HN news article aren't the same as votes in favor of the company by the HN community (heck, this one on Anymailfinder has 49 points currently; if points were a measure, Anymailfinder would be getting a positive response, rather than the negative one complained of to launch this subthread.)
> Then they received $18 million.
Not from HN.
> I'd say that's pretty positive reception in the Valley.
Reception by the HN community isn't the same thing as reception in the Valley.
> They are a YC company.
While HN is offered by YC, being a YC company does not mean getting favorable reception by the community on HN.
So LeadGenius being a YC company and Anymailfinder getting poor reception on HN doesn't demonstrate any kind of inconsistency.