| I'm the co-founder of a startup that currently makes +- 3k MRR. We've originally been 2 technical guys building our first startup together and making a lot of mistakes down the road. We've been working full time for 2 years now and I'm pretty impressed by what we've accomplished and learned even though the money is not there yet. 4 months ago, we convinced another guy to step-in with us to be the CEO, he has a background in business and marketing. My relation with him has been quite difficult as we share different values and vision. On top of that, I can safely say that I'm feeling more and more burnt out and unmotivated since he joined. Now that we're 3, disagreements are much more frequent and are usually resolved through "politics"(2 agree, 1 disagree). My main issue is that I can't seem to trust the new CEO as much as I trust my original co-founder. I feel that in a year or two when the balance of power shifts, he wouldn't hesitate to get rid of me if there's a big disagreement between us. I voiced my concerns with my first co-founder, but he is very hesitant to get rid of the CEO as he fills a very important gap in the business and I think he is right. I see two possible scenario to the state I'm in right now: 1- I'm afraid to lose power within the company and that things aren't going my way as much as I want to. 2- My gut feeling is right and I should not continue working with someone I have a hard time trusting just for the sake of building a successful startup. Questions, advices or comments are more than welcome. |