Oops. Co-opt was an incredibly poor choice of words in a live presentation. What I meant to say is that we've been partnering with YC startups since 2005 and between 2009 and 2012 we were the biggest LP in two of their funds. We’ve had a terrific relationship with Paul and Jessica and are thrilled to be associated with them.
My handshakes comment referred to our now well-documented Scouts program. It started out stealthy because it needed time to develop and the scouts didn't want the attention. Scouts regularly disclose our relationship to founders and the wire transfer always comes from Sequoia. These two efforts represent some of our attempts to work with very talented entrepreneurs (like Brian and Drew) as early as possible so that we may help them build enduring companies.