I'm reminded of Marc Andreessen's guide to startups, particularly on firing executives: "Demotion as an alternative to firing (or, alternately, "I know, we'll

I'm reminded of Marc Andreessen's guide to startups, particularly on firing executives: "Demotion as an alternative to firing (or, alternately, "I know, we'll hire her a boss!"). Hate it. Great people don't deal well with getting demoted. There is an occasional exception. Unless you are positive you have such an exception, skip it, and move directly to the conclusion." http://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part8.html http://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part8.html