Try using Skype. Many hackers are most productive when not constrained by schedule or even location. Startups are hard, especially in the early stages with litt

Try using Skype. Many hackers are most productive when not constrained by schedule or even location. Startups are hard, especially in the early stages with little/no compensation. Communicate with your partner about what is most crucial for the startup to succeed. If both of you are committed to those things, then it's probably just a matter of finding a way to make it work. Your task is to find out if he's truly lazy, or it's just a lack of communication/understanding.