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Tell HN: Your cofounder can be compelled to testify. Your spouse can't.
204 points by second_time_defendant 16 hours ago | 119 comments

Everyone here spends months on cofounder fit: complementary skills, vesting, conflict resolution. Nobody spends five minutes on privilege. Spousal privilege is the only cofounder agreement that holds up under subpoena. I'm not saying marry your cofounder. I'm saying YC's co-defendant matching should have a checkbox.

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