Ask HN: Co-founder wants me to leave but won't entertain a buy out offer

Re:Ask HN: Co-founder wants me to leave but won't entertain ... by tmakks on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @01:32PM (#25509517)

Get a lawyer or at least someone who deals (talks) with them, asap, you are in a war.

Important question: If they gave notice today would the notice period "help" with staying longer than 1 year and hence, not falling into the 1 year cliff?

All further advice depends on above question, so once we know the answer we can give proper advice.

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Re:Ask HN: Co-founder wants me to leave but won't entertain ... by mooreds on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @02:05PM (#25509860)

Can't emphasize this enough. This is a year of your life.

Find someone with a fiduciary duty to you who has seen this before.

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Re:Ask HN: Co-founder wants me to leave but won't entertain ... by jpm_sd on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @02:17PM (#25509991)

A year isn't such a long time, in the grand scheme of things.

This company sounds pretty doomed, regardless of the outcome of this conflict. Take lessons learned, cut and run.

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Re:Ask HN: Co-founder wants me to leave but won't entertain ... by mooreds on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @05:22PM (#25512045)

I think the OP should investigate how much time and effort it will take them to get the first vest (or an equivalent agreement). Then they can make an informed choice.

I agree that the partnership is wrecked and that he should walk away after determining if they can get the 10% ownership (heck, maybe the right number is 3% or 7% or something else, only the OP knows what feels least wrong).

But it's not clear to me that the company is doomed (from the little we know). In fact, it sounds like it might do great.

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