Second this, GP's advice is terrible. The business is founded and making really decent money. The "co-founder" ship has sailed. Hire an employee and pay them a

Second this, GP's advice is terrible. The business is founded and making really decent money. The "co-founder" ship has sailed. Hire an employee and pay them a salary and maybe kick them some options if you want them to have skin in the game - max 5% if you REALLY like them. Or hire a personal coach and pay them a retainer and do the same. Insulting and absurd notion to think that a company isn't past the "founding" stage because OP hasn't taken VC.