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Approaching the CEO question

4 points by VSRE 13y ago

I've cofounded a company, and I do more work than the other guy i'm working with. Currently we have it as a 50/50 split. I'm wondering how you approach asking the other partner to be CEO.

t0 13y ago
Get him to sign a document reincorporating the company without his knowledge. Dilute his shares in the company. Kick him out of the building.
- VSRE 13y ago
  I still want to work with him :P
  - t0 13y ago
    I'd say just be straightforward and direct. If he doesn't agree to some sort of compromise, you don't want to work with him.
btilly 13y ago
Would the other guy agree that you do more? If so, be direct. Say, "I feel like I'm doing the work, I would like the title." If not, there is a communication gap. Address that. (The communication gap is a prior as likely to be that you do not see/recognize/appreciate what your partner is doing as vice versa. In fact start with the assumption that that that is the case, because it is easier for you to fix yourself than to change someone else.)
- VSRE 13y ago
  Apparently he felt the same way, just didn't want to bring it up. I said "you know, I think we're going to need one CEO instead of a two person system" and he flat out said "You're CEO". Cool.
dear 13y ago
How much are you doing more than the other guy? Can you have a co-CEO?