> That said trying to leave a company that isn't profitable while keeping a 50 % stake and offloading the job of getting to profitability to your co-founder is

> That said trying to leave a company that isn't profitable while keeping a 50 % stake and offloading the job of getting to profitability to your co-founder is pretty toxic. I partially disagree. The shares are his property, and his leaving should help things along as the remaining cofounder no longer has to argue. Also, trying to buy out a cofounder by giving them 50% of the startups current assets is absurd.