Re:Ask HN: Reasonable expectations of a senior co-founder?
by jwilliams on Friday November 07, 2008 @05:23PM
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Going into business is sort of like a marriage. There is no right or wrong - just people's expectations, their individual effort and willingness/determination to get along.
Aside from when people are being ludicrous (it happens) there is no point in asking "should I be annoyed at this?". The company is something you are building together and you together get to decide how it works and looks.
Just tell them you find this unusual, you want to discuss - ask what their view is. They might have a quite reasonable interpretation - of they might be jerks about it - or you might find out you're being a jerk about it... just start a rational dialogue first.
Aside from when people are being ludicrous (it happens) there is no point in asking "should I be annoyed at this?". The company is something you are building together and you together get to decide how it works and looks.
Just tell them you find this unusual, you want to discuss - ask what their view is. They might have a quite reasonable interpretation - of they might be jerks about it - or you might find out you're being a jerk about it... just start a rational dialogue first.