I made the same mistake of trying to give unsolicited advice after I made my way through Y Combinator. You soon realize, though, that the people that want it will ask for it, and the people that need it, if they need it enough, will discover that they need it and seek it. Even then, your advice, and its delivery thereof, might not actually be wanted.<p>This blog post seems more appropriate as a private email, where Peldi can extrapolate what he pleases instead of feeling pressured to render some kind of opinion on the issue. Instead he now must make some kind of humble and gracious show of his acceptance, whether or not he really wanted or appreciated the advice.