You have a point on the amount of effort you are putting in. But, there is a larger point here - People come up with ideas left and right. It is often said "Id

You have a point on the amount of effort you are putting in. But, there is a larger point here - People come up with ideas left and right. It is often said "Ideas are dime a dozen". Not many people put in effort to take a risk and start something. So, when someone joins a startup they have to understand what they are getting into. Is the founder good enough or he is just hot air? People take a huge risk in joining a non-technical CEO on tech-oriented/facing projects. The founder/CEO might not be up to speed on tech methodology. They might even be reading stuff off magazine covers. And then demanding that their software work exactly like what they have read. This can be frustrating. Unfortunately, not much can be done about it.