Sounds like he's making too much money as a surgeon so there isn't a need for him to focus on the startup. One thought is he could invest money in to the compa

Sounds like he's making too much money as a surgeon so there isn't a need for him to focus on the startup. One thought is he could invest money in to the company instead of working on it to retain his 50% equity. So he could be the CEO, provide direction/advice but instead of hustling sales calls and demos he funds the company ($60k per year) to pay someone to do that.