On: YC’s $500k Standard Deal

[gumby]

It’s uncapped. Why would you ever prefer a capped note?

Doing a deal with YC never excludes you from doing a separate deal with someone else as well.

[tyre → gumby]

You would prefer a capped note if you think you'll raise at lower caps. If you think you'll raise at a $10m post-money cap then a SAFE with a $20m cap is better than an MFN SAFE

[gumby → tyre]

I don't understand. When would a company ever want a capped note? It only provides a benefit to an investor, at the company's expense.

[danr4 → gumby]

with MFN clause, it is capped to your next SAFE cap. YC probably expects most of the companies to raise a SAFE round after YC.

[ngoel36 → gumby]

No reason to prefer the capped, but I definitely might prefer to not take the note at all.