I've come across two early-stage venture-funded startups recently where a founder's wife has a "Head of X", but non-founder, role. In both cases they have the right background and seem to do good work, but it still strikes me as an odd decision - lots of possibility for things to go wrong, conflicts of interest real or perceived, etc.<p>Have any of you come across this before? Is it common? In your experience, has it ended badly? Do you consider it a red flag when looking for jobs?
I think it depends on the startup and the people involved.<p>If it’s a two person startup, then obviously it makes total sense.<p>If it’s a two million person “startup”, then it almost certainly doesn’t make sense.<p>If it’s somewhere between those extremes, then maybe it does and maybe it doesn’t. But there are many factors to be considered.