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setting aside the emotional aspects of mourning your friend and taking some time to clear your heads. What did you do when he was sick, or on vacation? Practi

setting aside the emotional aspects of mourning your friend and taking some time to clear your heads. What did you do when he was sick, or on vacation? Practically speaking this is no different than an extended vacation.

caretvii 7y ago
We started the company about 1.5 years ago. Since then nobody has taken any meaningful vacation; however, if he wasn't around and we had any question we'd just call him! Right now I'm the de-facto CEO but I'm seeing the team freaking out exacerbated both by grief and the gloomy prospects of our company...
- cududa 7y ago
  First start by contacting your companies attorney. They’ll be able to get the ball rolling on reclaiming these various accounts that belong to the company. Unfortunately, you will need the police report and or death certificate to initiate these proceedings.
- vcxy 7y ago
  If you're currently the defacto CEO, this is going to be a lonely thing to do, but you might need to be the one to set the example of optimism in your work. That doesn't mean you need to appear upbeat and happy, but your friends/coworkers could use your help here. Even if you don't feel optimistic internally, rather than giving up, perhaps after making sure investors and customers know what's going on and a short break, you should set the example of moving forward (I intentionally don't say "moving on", which is thankfully not a prerequisite for moving forward). This doesn't have to be the end of this company. I don't know what moving forward looks like for you right now, and you probably don't either, but the best thing for your employees is to see you optimistically giving it a go (again, you don't have to be happily doing it, that's not really what I mean by optimistic) My condolences, I wish you the best in this difficult time.

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setting aside the emotional aspects of mourning your friend and taking some time to clear your heads. What did you do when he was sick, or on vacation? Practi

by masukomi 7y ago

caretvii 7y ago
We started the company about 1.5 years ago. Since then nobody has taken any meaningful vacation; however, if he wasn't around and we had any question we'd just call him! Right now I'm the de-facto CEO but I'm seeing the team freaking out exacerbated both by grief and the gloomy prospects of our company...
- cududa 7y ago
  First start by contacting your companies attorney. They’ll be able to get the ball rolling on reclaiming these various accounts that belong to the company. Unfortunately, you will need the police report and or death certificate to initiate these proceedings.
- vcxy 7y ago
  If you're currently the defacto CEO, this is going to be a lonely thing to do, but you might need to be the one to set the example of optimism in your work. That doesn't mean you need to appear upbeat and happy, but your friends/coworkers could use your help here. Even if you don't feel optimistic internally, rather than giving up, perhaps after making sure investors and customers know what's going on and a short break, you should set the example of moving forward (I intentionally don't say "moving on", which is thankfully not a prerequisite for moving forward). This doesn't have to be the end of this company. I don't know what moving forward looks like for you right now, and you probably don't either, but the best thing for your employees is to see you optimistically giving it a go (again, you don't have to be happily doing it, that's not really what I mean by optimistic) My condolences, I wish you the best in this difficult time.