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> I think my co-founders are idiots, that they fouled up their side of the deal If you are a startup founder, which it sounds like you are, and not an early em
by jsun 13y ago
> I think my co-founders are idiots, that they fouled up their side of the deal
If you are a startup founder, which it sounds like you are, and not an early employee at a startup, then this is unfortunately the wrong attitude to have. There is no "their side of the deal", you are all committed to making the business work and you should be prepared to do whatever it takes to make it work including pushing all your own personal boundaries in order to get shit done.
In my experience the startups that have performed the best are ones where all the founders are prepared to roll up their sleeves and do things they have no experience with if necessary. The ones that fail are the ones that squabble over who's messing up at "their part of the deal".
Too many times I've seen founders (especially tech founders) sit doe-eyed, waiting for someone else to set the direction, or raise money, or figure out the "business model". If this is you then you should look into joining another startup as an early employee rather than being a founder yourself.
If you objectively believe that your team does not have the skills necessary to succeed or even move on to the next step then you need to leave. Plain and simple.
But leave or stay, lose the attitude that certain things are above or beneath your ability to do, or even worse: "not your job".