I totally agree. If the co-founder is putting in the hours, there is still hope. He just needs to get better at his job. My first advice would be for both yo

I totally agree. If the co-founder is putting in the hours, there is still hope. He just needs to get better at his job. My first advice would be for both you and him to read "The Art of Profitability" by Adrian Slywotzky. It's essentially an encyclopedia of deals and a very good book. (Derek Sivers summarizes it here: http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability)