I think it comes down to mutual respect, evidenced in operational practices and compensation. I also feel like getting the former right is more difficult, but

I think it comes down to mutual respect, evidenced in operational practices and compensation. I also feel like getting the former right is more difficult, but non-tech founders worry mostly about the latter. Why not use historically successful compensation strategies as a guide? Is your new CTO worth as much as Wozniak was to Jobs? If so, then the terms should be comparable, and if not, maybe you need someone else anyway. Then everyone can just get to work.