I can’t speak for if it is better or not in YC land, but I can vouch for a truly amazing amount of scammers that salivate when they hear startup. It’s mind boggling.
If someone makes a YC company legitimately happy, then using them with other YC companies would be both natural and a good way to filter out the scammers.
> I can vouch for a truly amazing amount of scammers that salivate when they hear startup.
It really is amazing, isn't it? Over the years, I've developed a few coping mechanisms. One of which is that I never tell people I'm an entrepreneur, and I never use the word "startup".
I work for a business, doing <whatever the business does>. Outside of potential investors, nobody needs to know that the company is a startup running on my sweat and blood.
If someone makes a YC company legitimately happy, then using them with other YC companies would be both natural and a good way to filter out the scammers.