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Re:Ask HN: Is it time to quit the startup? on Monday May 22, 2017 @12:33PM (#14394926)

Well, thats the most important factor. Also I have put 2.5 years of my life into this company, there is an emotional connect which makes it hard for me to leave.

I dont have anything against bootstrapped companies. The current business model is human resource intensive. VC funding is a necessity if we have to grow fast and stay ahead of the competition.

More than guilt, I feel helpless and sad. I am sad that something I helped created is not going as I hoped it would. I feel like I should stay and fix it. But when I think about it practically I know the odds of that are pretty slim. That is why I'm struggling to make a decision.

Ask HN: Is it time to quit the startup?

Posted by pms12 on Monday May 22, 2017 @10:49AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Here is the story: I started as an intern in an idea stage startup in college. The founders were looking for a CTO. I hit it off with the founders and they were also impressed by my work. They hired me full time as lead engineer and eventually elevated me to CTO. They also offered me a small equity(Company was registered after I joined fulltime; I'm considered as part of the founding team)....

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