| I had a similar situation on my startup, so here is my 2 cents. My advice: 1) Have an easy but totally clear conversation with your co-founder, exposing your thoughts and opinions to him as you did here, don't be afraid to hurt him, but be respectful; 2) Ask him what he clearly expects the outcome of the company/partnership to be in the near future (12 months) and try to understand if that fits into your expectation;
(Unfortunately, sometimes its comum to see co-founders thinking they should have less/lower "commitment" with the company, just because they own the smallest part of it) 3) Try to make some clear action plan out of this conversation and give a last try, but do that with a true open mind and good hart, forget the past and really try to to make it work with him. 3.1) If the conversation was good and you were able to create this clear action plan, but even so after few weeks your co-funder still behave the same way, then I think its time to move on; 4) If you really fell the result of this conversation was bad or the time was completely wasted, kindly start the process to remove him from your company; Don't make the mistake of simply ignoring him and let him stay, as this will possibly be a future cancer for your company (and you). Important (IMHO): Before and after this conversation I suggest that you try your best to make some internal analysis of ourself too, sometimes the behavior of others are the just reflex or consequence of our own current or past actions/behaviors. No one is perfect or always right. Try to put yourself on his shoes and think with his head on why is he acting/behaving the way you consider to be bad/wrong. Hope you solve this situation and manage to be really successful together. |