[glaugh]

I was in the S12 batch. A couple years later we were demonstrably failing. I emailed the general YC advice line or something similar with a question, and pg responded with a thoughtful comment that was genuinely useful

I don’t think there’s any chance he saw any economic value in us, he took that time because he cared about startups and well-meaning failures like us

It’s a small thing, yes, but I’ve always thought it said a lot about him

[cj]

Agreed. In a similar vein, when our YC company was failing I had a great call with Jessica Livingston, and looking back it was purely moral support and not anything economically motivated.