Yeah, 99% of the time I side with the CTO in these types of posts, but unless the money raised was trivial (sub-6 digit) then just get to work. I get not wantin

Yeah, 99% of the time I side with the CTO in these types of posts, but unless the money raised was trivial (sub-6 digit) then just get to work. I get not wanting an idiot to lead the company, but that is something you work out with the investors, not something you bring up to the CEO directly. I fucked this up myself in a startup in the past so I get it, but for now just work as hard as you can to get to product market fit. If you really can't stand behind this guy, consider leaving the startup and starting a new one quietly with a better management team. The fundamental rule of startups is to only team up with people you've worked with successfully before. Otherwise you'll get unlucky with fit / competence.