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Post-YC, startup founders are pretty young. Would you care if a founder had gotten into legal trouble for a business started before their 18th birthday? I don't
by neilk 15y ago
Post-YC, startup founders are pretty young. Would you care if a founder had gotten into legal trouble for a business started before their 18th birthday? I don't know -- given that YC looks for 'naughtiness' that might even be a positive.
Just to be clear: I am not talking about myself, or anyone that I personally know. I know of a case kind of like this, though.
- jacques_chester 15y agoDepending on your jurisdiction, it is generally held to be impossible for persons under the age of majority (usually 18) to enter into contracts for non-essential items (food, clothes, rent etc). That's why most contracts are actually made with a parent on behalf of the child. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_(law) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_(law) (IANAL, TINLA).