With the limited information we have available, this advice is, at best, extremely dangerous. We don't know: - the cap table. - the depressed founder's role i

With the limited information we have available, this advice is, at best, extremely dangerous. We don't know: - the cap table. - the depressed founder's role in the company. - the make up of the rest of the team. - the articles of incorporation. Without this information, there is no way that you can know if a hard sell, like you propose, will backfire. Business decisions, particularly those involving major personal losses and ensuing mental illness, never happen in a vacuum. Advising a hard sell is extremely irresponsible.