I believe that the best companies–like Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft–are founded by a single person.

Heh, otherwise fun article but this is pretty funny. OP, you have some fascinating Wikipedia articles to read, and even a fun movie (The Social Network)! The only one I wasn't sure about was Microsoft, but turns out the cofounder (Paul Allen) was the 44th richest person in the world. Who knew?

Alternative title: "How YC gets 100% control over your startup with only a 2% stake"

Delightfully devilish. Love reading about corporate chicanery.