Obviously applying can't hurt. I've met several husband/wife teams in the past that worked very well together and clearly would be good candidates. On the othe

Obviously applying can't hurt. I've met several husband/wife teams in the past that worked very well together and clearly would be good candidates. On the other hand, in California, everyone is going to have the recent Los Angeles Dodgers fiasco in mind (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/922673-frank-mccourt-selling-la-dodgers-the-key-moments-of-the-ugly-divorce http://bleacherreport.com/articles/922673-frank-mccourt-sell...). I could see someone asking you to at least think about what would happen to the startup if you break up, but I can't see it being any more than a very small red flag.