I would discuss with him. If he can't give a good reason for the 3x salary bump, I would already leave him with the company, as this seems very cheesy and will

I would discuss with him. If he can't give a good reason for the 3x salary bump, I would already leave him with the company, as this seems very cheesy and will likely continue and get worse. He would have to grow the company by himself or find another tech person which would likely be hard. What you would do though, it's up to you.