| OP, it seems you are worried about your startup going underground. It's shocking that some people are telling you to quit even when you've already put a lot of foundational work into the company. I suggest you go to founder and ask him for more equity or wage hike. It's possible that founder got your coworker because he failed to find the talent worth hiring in the first place and that might only be his job, not development. Maybe he's on the strategy side. You didn't not disclose what this person is getting paid vs what you are getting paid. It's not clear whats your compensation vs what's his. Sometimes, the person who arrives first get paid more in equity just because he believed in the idea first and joined the team regardless of their technical competence. It might be hard to swallow. But since you deem it's unfair, i request you to take up the compensation matter with CEO, get your worth of equity/wage hike so that you finally stop complaining and feel justified. |