I think it sounds reasonable to plan work in cycles/sprints which cannot be interrupted midway.
I shall try to put this point across, and see if we all can reach an agreement.
Yes, we initially started off without titles, but gradually we have decided on the following.
Jerry is usually in charge of client interactions (CEO)
Tom is in charge of the financial, meeting the CA, making sure our books are in order. (CFO)
I am in charge making sure the development is going on smoothly. (CTO)
Other than the roles mentioned above all of us have been writing code.
Yes, you are right, we need to put in late nights to get the majority of the work completed, and make it such that we can offload it.
If you don't mind me asking, what was the ending to the situation you were in?
--- Introduction ---More than three years back, three of us (all classmates from college) decided to take the plunge and start up. I know one of the founders very well; we did a lot of projects together in college. I was also working with him (in the same company) before we decided to start up. We both worked at a small software development firm. (Let’s call him Jerry) The other co-founder was...