alt Hacker NewsDoesn't YC have some code of conduct or legal/ethical guidelines? I would assume a legal and compliance department would have some major headache if documented cases of misconduct jeopardize later due diligence. I would not fund or aquire a company on the radar of national regulatory bodies for something as stupid as this.
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It's not "spam", it's a "growth hack".
> Doesn't YC have some code of conduct or legal/ethical guidelines?
Sorry but lol you must be new here.
When you are a team of 3 people eating ramen there is no legal or ethical compliance department.
Imagine thinking in 2026 that an American tech company has ethics.
Like every other VC firm, the only thing they care about is money. They can pretend to morals, but they will never sacrifice one for the other in any meaningful way.
Doesn't YC have some code of conduct or legal/ethical guidelines?
Regardless of any claims of having this, I would say this behavior aligns with what I have seen over the last couple decades. I'm more surprised that other people would expect anything different?