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I've never heard of a CTO having more equity than the CEO. Do you think you're being slightly unreasonable in your expectations? 50/50 feels quite generous afte
by dewski 8y ago
I've never heard of a CTO having more equity than the CEO. Do you think you're being slightly unreasonable in your expectations? 50/50 feels quite generous after they raised the round of funding.
- njens 8y agoCTO isn't the right title for my actual role. I've got the "map to the customer", many options for pivots with detail, I understand the customer from another side too (it's teaching tech... and as a former teacher that's also part of "not just a CTO"). It's tough tech. I've already done key tricky bits. Another part of what hurt was rolling in more tech after the fact (after the 50/50 handshake). I've taken that out, we have clearer focus without it (and I feel better). Part of the problem is my hunger to take the CEO trail myself... from the beginning.
- cirgue 8y ago> Part of the problem is my hunger to take the CEO trail myself... from the beginning. In signing up for a 50/50 split, you made your decision about this already. If you don't feel like your co-founder is pulling their weight, maybe figure out a way to change the division of responsibilities so that he is instead of approaching this like a zero sum situation.