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by will_lam 5568 days ago
Ideally you should be in same location, I find that face time is crucial. I can relate to you as I'm the business/SEO/marketing/product guy as well.

I had to fire my technical co-founder because it turned out that he wasn't all that "technical" after all and lost my faith in him.

It took me months to do it, even with my mentors/advisors telling me to do it. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, and let it drag on for too long, when in fact it should have been an easy decision to part ways.

Long story short, trust your gut.. if you're not feeling it, pull out the axe, don't waste your time and hustle to find a suitable replacement. I know it's easier said than done, but it CAN be done...

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I had my reservations before we started about the remote arrangement, but started anyway.

The thing is that he is good at his chosen field of technical expertise(with years of experience in big companies), but I am finding out that if he needs to learn new technologies quickly, it is a huge struggle.