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"Y Combinator takes 2–10% of your company’s equity. How do you figure out whether the value you get from YC is worth the cost?"

I am surprised the figure is that low. For the incredibly amount of contacts, experience and general help you get I was expecting atleast 20-30%.

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YC could probably take 20-30%. I'm guessing most founders would still do it. But if you took out the top 5% of start-ups from YC, it would be a far less interesting company. So making it a no-brainer for founders is probably a good strategy.

I imagine that the 2-10% figure also helps YC keep its elite status.

Not as many founders would find YC worth applying to if they had to give at the minimum a fifth of the company's equity.

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