[7Figures2Commas]

> For our fund to do well, we need every company to do well.

That's an odd statement. Even in the most successful of funds, the vast majority of companies return modest amounts of capital or no capital at all. The general rule is that most of a fund's overall return will come from ~20% of the portfolio companies.

[sharemywin]

Based on the article instead of being alone it's allowing founders to work as a network. Pass on opportunities, etc. YC has a large founder network which benefits it's companies.