"... Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups? ..."
Sure, Trotts of MT & SixApart ~ 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 and here why ~ 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
- and this http://paulgraham.com/die.html
I meant this link instead of reapeating the ycomb.about ~ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50394
I would be extremely surprised if YC held your relationship against you. Don't worry about it.
Cisco was founded by a married couple, Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack.
Re:How did you meet your YC app team?
by shadowplay on Thursday September 20, 2007 @06:28PM
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> Are there any examples of husband/wife teams in successful startups?
Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Flickr.
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?