[willvarfar]

Emmett was a part-time YC partner.

So there might be bad bad blood and he's doing it to spite YC, or it could be that he's in the loop with the insider chat and is stepping up to rescue what money they can and the VCs will pat him on the back?

[Rastonbury]

Altman himself was pushed out of the president role at YC, not sure if Shear was a partner then. If he was he'd know the inside scoop

Regarding saving VCs money, if he pushes too hard for commercialization over safety he risks his job.

[sumedh]

> Altman himself was pushed out of the president role at YC,

I thought he was close to PG.

[gkkirilov]

Yeah, he is. People on the internet make up facts fast.

[Rastonbury]

After his quiet departure, the YC communication team edited his Wikipedia page to remove his affliation with YC. Make of that what you will, but I don't think many would even bothering doing that for an ex-employee if they were beloved