But pg's recent disclosure that so many yc start-ups have co-founder issues really got me wondering. I find it unimaginable that any team can work itself into s

But pg's recent disclosure that so many yc start-ups have co-founder issues really got me wondering. I find it unimaginable that any team can work itself into such a good position and then blow it away over seemingly petty issues. People going into YC with obvious dysfunctions aren't going to get a "yes". The remaining groups are those that: a) are good at managing stress and disagreement - so don't show any b) haven't yet had a major stresses that will cause problems - so don't show any Since dealing well with stress and disagreement is a learned skill I would imagine that YC's focus on younger founders may make the (a) group fairly small. Getting accepted into YC immediately puts companies into a stressful situation (moving, spending 24/7 on startup, the "this is our chance to make it" vibe, etc.) - so folk in (b) who haven't had to figure out how to deal with disagreement well are going to have problems.