New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Should I leave the company I co-founded?
Ask HN: Should I leave the company I co-founded?
9 by throwaway03902 | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Longtime HackerNews user, but for obvious reasons doing from a throwaway account. I'm at a difficult crossroads and looking for outside perspective. I co-founded a company that’s now doing millions in revenue (with potential for a high 8 figure to low 9 figure exit). We’ve raised very little outside capital and there’s no independent board — it’s just me and my co-founder at the top. The challenge is: my co-founder and I are now headed in completely different directions. They’ve taken increasing control over key decisions and are steering the company in a direction I fundamentally disagree with. I’ve tried to influence things, but it's become clear that I no longer have real say in where this is going. Worse, I genuinely believe the path we’re on will run the company into the ground. I’ve been considering walking away and selling my stake — even at a discount — because if things don’t change, I think we’re going to fail anyway. But it’s incredibly painful to think about leaving something I helped build. Has anyone faced something like this? How do you decide when it’s time to walk away — even if it means taking a hit — versus staying and continuing to fight for a different outcome?
9 by throwaway03902 | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Longtime HackerNews user, but for obvious reasons doing from a throwaway account. I'm at a difficult crossroads and looking for outside perspective. I co-founded a company that’s now doing millions in revenue (with potential for a high 8 figure to low 9 figure exit). We’ve raised very little outside capital and there’s no independent board — it’s just me and my co-founder at the top. The challenge is: my co-founder and I are now headed in completely different directions. They’ve taken increasing control over key decisions and are steering the company in a direction I fundamentally disagree with. I’ve tried to influence things, but it's become clear that I no longer have real say in where this is going. Worse, I genuinely believe the path we’re on will run the company into the ground. I’ve been considering walking away and selling my stake — even at a discount — because if things don’t change, I think we’re going to fail anyway. But it’s incredibly painful to think about leaving something I helped build. Has anyone faced something like this? How do you decide when it’s time to walk away — even if it means taking a hit — versus staying and continuing to fight for a different outcome?
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