Top SM HF/Crossover vs. Founder of YC Startup

Current MF PE associate who did 2 years at a top banking group prior. Have offer from top SM HF/crossover shop (think Greenoaks, Lone Pine, Thrive, etc.) and was recently accepted into YC as well (with a technical co-founder). I find the investing job interesting (heavily dislike the process work in banking and PE) but have always wanted to build my own company. Not optimizing for money; would weight interest/fulfillment and money equally. 

Any advice on how to think about this?

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