That's a very interesting question. Above all I'd have them build things. We like anyone who's created an open-source project we've heard of, for example. I'

That's a very interesting question. Above all I'd have them build things. We like anyone who's created an open-source project we've heard of, for example. I'd also try to get them jobs at existing YC startups. Then they'd both learn how startups work, and (if they were good) get recommendations from people we know.