Thanks for the insight. So regarding what you explained above, is Corgi's fate supposed to be similar to Delve's? Or are those numbers so big/important for YC that they won't be banned?
Delve’s first drama was around copying from other startups, it was later that their betrayal came out. Corgi is currently at the copying from other startups stage… one might choose to believe there is a path they’re following rather than this being a one off.
For example, I outlined in another comment how their product is not what it seems, it is not traditional insurance, it takes advantage of an esoteric piece of insurance regulation. They’re doing very aggressive underwriting without any of the traditional insurance regulatory protections applying to them.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672328
Someone might believe that their conduct + very high risk product + exposure to a large number of YC companies means they’re very similar to Delve.
Plus the founders are at the top of another funnel… Forbes 30 under 30. 30u30 is practically a kiss of death.
elsewhere; "Laqua, whose father is a lawyer for an insurance company"
lol
It's also false that YC will overlook IP theft for the sake of financial upside. One of the most fundamental principles that YC drums into startups is that they shouldn't breach software licenses. This comes from personal, painful experience for pg in the Viaweb days; a dispute over IP nearly killed their acquisition by Yahoo (or a major funding round soon before that). YC counsels startups to be super-prudent and upstanding about software licensing. Sure, sometimes startups will be cavalier about it and cross a line, in which case YC tells them to fix it immediately.