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Hmm... Logical, analytical, and empathetic is pretty much her in a nutshell. I'm more like Kirk, the "passionate, rash and gambler and decision maker." I'm sur

Hmm... Logical, analytical, and empathetic is pretty much her in a nutshell. I'm more like Kirk, the "passionate, rash and gambler and decision maker." I'm sure she'll understand (and appreciate) your anecdote much more than I ever will. She's a big time trekie, and me? Not so much... However, this still leaves my original question somewhat unanswered. While the three of us may be a great team, I've known many people who believe that couples should not work/do business together as they feel it will inevitably lead to conflict and result in the breakup of the company, relationship, or both. I'm sure that they have some personal experiences, but how does YC generally look at this type of situation. Will they see it as additional (and unnecessary) risk? Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups?

rms 19y ago
I would be extremely surprised if YC held your relationship against you. Don't worry about it.
bootload 19y ago
"... Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups? ..." Sure, Trotts of MT & SixApart ~ http://www.sixapart.com/about/corner/ http://www.sixapart.com/about/corner/ "... but how does YC generally look at this type of situation ..." Who cares? ... More to the point it's unethical if your team is discriminated against because of marriage. Look, yc play the good guys of the VC world ( read here http://ycombinator.com/about.html http://ycombinator.com/about.html and here why ~ http://ycombinator.com/about.html http://ycombinator.com/about.html ) I'd worry about the basics of how you build things and all the other things that go to build a startup before worrying about this issue. Instead worry about .... - this http://paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html http://paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html - and this http://paulgraham.com/die.html http://paulgraham.com/die.html
- bootload 19y ago
  I meant this link instead of reapeating the ycomb.about ~ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50394 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50394
gojomo 19y ago
Cisco was founded by a married couple, Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack.
shadowplay 19y ago
> Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups? Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Flickr.

rms 19y ago

I would be extremely surprised if YC held your relationship against you. Don't worry about it.

bootload 19y ago

"... Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups? ..." Sure, Trotts of MT & SixApart ~ http://www.sixapart.com/about/corner/ http://www.sixapart.com/about/corner/ "... but how does YC generally look at this type of situation ..." Who cares? ... More to the point it's unethical if your team is discriminated against because of marriage. Look, yc play the good guys of the VC world ( read here http://ycombinator.com/about.html http://ycombinator.com/about.html and here why ~ http://ycombinator.com/about.html http://ycombinator.com/about.html ) I'd worry about the basics of how you build things and all the other things that go to build a startup before worrying about this issue. Instead worry about .... - this http://paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html http://paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html - and this http://paulgraham.com/die.html http://paulgraham.com/die.html

bootload 19y ago
I meant this link instead of reapeating the ycomb.about ~ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50394 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50394

gojomo 19y ago

Cisco was founded by a married couple, Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack.

shadowplay 19y ago

> Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups? Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Flickr.