Exactly! I haven't heard of any companies in this stage that loose a cofounder and then become successful. Until you get to product market fit, the company is w

Exactly! I haven't heard of any companies in this stage that loose a cofounder and then become successful. Until you get to product market fit, the company is worth pretty much nothing. If you want your cofounders to have at least a shot, giving them your equity in exchange of some small amount sounds the more reasonable and civilized way to go.