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There's no good answer. If his cancer is possibly fatal or requiring extensive treatment, I would cut him loose with a small amount of equity - in the order of
by zemvpferreira 3y ago
There's no good answer. If his cancer is possibly fatal or requiring extensive treatment, I would cut him loose with a small amount of equity - in the order of 10 to 20% for his contribution. Doing otherwise will likely tank the company. If it can't survive without him, maybe it's time to call it quits.
- freeqaz 3y agoAgreed with this. The startup isn't worth digging your heels into if he's critical for the business. He will understand if you have significant revenue and employees to take care of. If you don't and you're pre-PMF though, I'd just shut down or pivot to something else if it doesn't make sense anymore. (I ran a YC startup and my cofounder split. I stuck with it for too long, and I got depressed working on the old thing alone when it still wasn't getting anywhere.)