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That's a good argument except it depends on: (a) one person being able to do the job of the entire YC team. (b) that person having equivalent relationships with additional capital. (c) one might make the case that the relationships to capital must be better because ventures are likely to be located further from conventional sources of capital. 50% equity is a lot to give up for two months of effort unless the other c…
The entire YC team can advise ~66 startups and they have ~14 people which suggests a person can advise 4-5 startups at a YC-level. It's not quite equivalent since YC has the benefit of multiple perspectives though at the cost of increased coordination. The truth of b & c are completely dependent on who hmexx is.
Furthermore, those companies taking the note have a much longer runway than hmexx will provide and will be plugged in to a network of later stage investors.
Finally, each YC company has access to the other companies in its class and the YC alumni...and lots of other things in the valley.
It's logically possible hmexx could approach a similar level of success but it looks unlikely.