Too Long; Didn't Read
<em>This was originally a much larger piece regarding our experience as a team working under the YCombinator program, but has been slimmed down. The original remains as a point of reference, but some significant aspects, and personal elements, are now no longer part of this three-piece article. Part II can be found </em><a href="https://medium.com/@siilime/through-the-looking-glass-part-ii-db18c35aeca4" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em>