Comment by parsimo2010

> Tone policing isn’t helpful.

Yes it is, these are YC alums. A significant portion of that program is learning how to pitch to investors. Are you saying that YC wastes this effort? The goal of this post might be to recruit engineers to hire, but it is public facing and part of their image that anyone might read, including future customers. It doesn’t help to recruit good engineers but be unable to sell because the industry expects strict professionalism.