- The more you try to hang onto, the less the other founders will have an incentive to keep going on this startup
- If you are a jerk, they may decide to start another company that does the same darn thing, and it'll be expensive to sue them
- If you quit before the money is raised, you might tank the raise
- If you quit before the money is raised, you might find yourself without an ability to defend your piece of the pie
I like the "is it reasonable for me to keep 10% of it"? I say yes, but you're not me, and I don't have all of the details. Again, there's no great solution here. However it goes down, if you want to win, you'll have to maintain the trust of your cofounders to avoid getting screwed.
- The more you try to hang onto, the less the other founders will have an incentive to keep going on this startup
- If you are a jerk, they may decide to start another company that does the same darn thing, and it'll be expensive to sue them
- If you quit before the money is raised, you might tank the raise
- If you quit before the money is raised, you might find yourself without an ability to defend your piece of the pie
I like the "is it reasonable for me to keep 10% of it"? I say yes, but you're not me, and I don't have all of the details. Again, there's no great solution here. However it goes down, if you want to win, you'll have to maintain the trust of your cofounders to avoid getting screwed.