The thing that struck me about yesterday's interview with PG on Mixergy, was how central to YC's process you are Jessica. I've really enjoyed reading Founders at work, and I'm looking forward to reading the second edition.<p>I'd be really interested in hearing your take on what qualities you find make for a good founder/co founder.
The biggest causes I've seen of early startup failures are founders giving up as soon as the going gets tough, and fights between co-founders. Therefore, I think determination is the most important quality in founders and there must be a trusting relationship between them.<p>Founders also need to be basically level-headed. They need to think big enough to have crazy ideas but not to be themselves deluded about how hard it will be to pull them off.<p>I'm collecting interviews now for another edition of Founders at Work!
Also, is a follow-up to "Founders At Work" planned? It's a really inspirational book, and I am sure there is a huge new crop of potential subjects from the last three years of ups and downs in the startup space.
I bet she's summarized <i>her</i> take somewhere. But she's also documented in detail how many "roads lead to Rome" (success):<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/dp/1590597141" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/d...</a>