Sorry, I`m not PG, but I couldn`t help but comment. I hope you don`t mind. From everything I`ve seen about YC and PG, they seem to value the co-founder much mo

Sorry, I`m not PG, but I couldn`t help but comment. I hope you don`t mind. From everything I`ve seen about YC and PG, they seem to value the co-founder much more than the idea. So the second attempt may work, where the previous attempt failed, because the people were better. My favourite story about YC are the guys from Reddit. When they applied, their idea was to develop an app which let you pre-order your coffee from Starbucks and avoid the line. The idea didn't go over too well, but PG and JL really liked the co-founders, so they brought them back and worked out a better idea. They realized that these guys were special enough that the idea didn't matter. As for controls to prevent inside gaming...I'm curious to know the answer to this as well! Are companies encouraged to brainstorm together? If so, do they have to sign anything?