You _really_ want to contact YC directly to ask your question, since it will most likely be overlooked on HN, and formally, you're not supposed to use HN for this sort of thing.
> "Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to [email protected]."
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
> "Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to [email protected]."