This is exactly what can happen. I'll pile on: >>"That big chunk of profits comes from the fact that you took the initial risk" >And why do any of the curren

This is exactly what can happen. I'll pile on: >>"That big chunk of profits comes from the fact that you took the initial risk" >And why do any of the current employees care about that? All they see right now is you sitting on your ass while they're the ones doing the actual work. Furthermore, they may see themselves as the reason you did not fail. In their minds, it was their brilliant insight about X that saved you from failing. >>"If they have a problem with that, the problem isn't with you, it's with capitalism in general." >Not necessarily. Capitalism doesn't say that one should be able to rest on one's laurels forever. It doesn't matter whom the problem is with. It is now your problem.