> If the other founder(s) want you to be a founder/CTO without the board seat, run! They're just using the prestige of the title to pay you less, and will revok

> If the other founder(s) want you to be a founder/CTO without the board seat, run! They're just using the prestige of the title to pay you less, and will revoke it at the first convenience. Been there, done that, can confirm. That was a shitty 2 years, but I’m glad I learned all these lessons in my early 20s rather than later in life (with potentially a mortgage, kids, etc)