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Even with a real cofounder, unless you have a bulletproof contract, each of them can take their toys (I mean the code they have access to) and leave. And this g

Even with a real cofounder, unless you have a bulletproof contract, each of them can take their toys (I mean the code they have access to) and leave. And this guy's a buffoon, not a partner. Only perplexity I have is what in the world drove you to hook up with such a loser? You seem to be fairly competent and accomplished ("I work a job in Big Tech") and he seems to be less than useless ("a [semi-technical] college student on summer break"). I guess the "semi" part is only as much as he was able to fake some basic competence while tickling your fragile ego, I bet he's unable to write FOR i=1 TO N without looking it up in ChatGPT.

radicalbyte 2y ago
I think that the OP is himself just a year or two our of education and in an entry-level position in Tech. It would explain a lot.
- constantcrying 2y ago
  Apparently not: "On one team, I was the head engineer at a small, seed-stage, venture-backed startup. I reported to and worked alongside the CEO. On my second team, I was an individual contributor with 10 others at a well-known Big Tech company (Meta, Google, Apple, etc)." From OPs linked blog. How an apparently successful software developer, believes that having a college kid as his co founder, is a good idea is baffling though.
  - swiftcoder 2y ago
    > On my second team, I was an individual contributor with 10 others at a well-known Big Tech company (Meta, Google, Apple, etc)." This is almost certainly describing an entry-level position. A senior/staff IC is unlikely to describe their role as working "with 10 others" (rather than leading/managing them).
  - _i0zu 2y ago
    Good point. It was initially because of their network that I thought would be super valuable. It's in a niche-y industry where I took a chance on an enthusiastic college kid, I guess. (I'm where I am today because people took a chance on me in college!) They were pretty well-connected in a way that I thought would pan out well, but it just didn't end up working out that way.
    - constantcrying 2y ago
      Maybe I am just from a different culture, but the thought of betting my professional future on someone who is currently going through the most unstable phase of his life seems very strange to me. I also have a hard time believing that someone who has zero professional relationships can even have the kind networks valuable for a startup. If his connections aren't professional, what are they. Romantic? Familiar? Friendships?
      - actionfromafar 2y ago
        Rich kid with family in the industry? There could be many possibilities.
  - radicalbyte 2y ago
    So was I when I was 21 :-) It doesn't say much about age or experience. His dilemma on the other hands speaks volumes.
swiftcoder 2y ago
> You seem to be fairly competent and accomplished ("I work a job in Big Tech") This (sadly) doesn't necessarily say much about their interpersonal or people management skills. BigTech ICs can be very blinkered outside of their technical focus.

radicalbyte 2y ago

I think that the OP is himself just a year or two our of education and in an entry-level position in Tech. It would explain a lot.

constantcrying 2y ago
Apparently not: "On one team, I was the head engineer at a small, seed-stage, venture-backed startup. I reported to and worked alongside the CEO. On my second team, I was an individual contributor with 10 others at a well-known Big Tech company (Meta, Google, Apple, etc)." From OPs linked blog. How an apparently successful software developer, believes that having a college kid as his co founder, is a good idea is baffling though.
- swiftcoder 2y ago
  > On my second team, I was an individual contributor with 10 others at a well-known Big Tech company (Meta, Google, Apple, etc)." This is almost certainly describing an entry-level position. A senior/staff IC is unlikely to describe their role as working "with 10 others" (rather than leading/managing them).
- _i0zu 2y ago
  Good point. It was initially because of their network that I thought would be super valuable. It's in a niche-y industry where I took a chance on an enthusiastic college kid, I guess. (I'm where I am today because people took a chance on me in college!) They were pretty well-connected in a way that I thought would pan out well, but it just didn't end up working out that way.
  - constantcrying 2y ago
    Maybe I am just from a different culture, but the thought of betting my professional future on someone who is currently going through the most unstable phase of his life seems very strange to me. I also have a hard time believing that someone who has zero professional relationships can even have the kind networks valuable for a startup. If his connections aren't professional, what are they. Romantic? Familiar? Friendships?
    - actionfromafar 2y ago
      Rich kid with family in the industry? There could be many possibilities.
- radicalbyte 2y ago
  So was I when I was 21 :-) It doesn't say much about age or experience. His dilemma on the other hands speaks volumes.

swiftcoder 2y ago

> You seem to be fairly competent and accomplished ("I work a job in Big Tech") This (sadly) doesn't necessarily say much about their interpersonal or people management skills. BigTech ICs can be very blinkered outside of their technical focus.