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by rkk3 1473 days ago
> Work with 3 incredible guys that I trust

Do you actually trust them? It sounds like they haven't lived up to what you feel was promised in terms of helping with the GTM and getting the business off the ground.

You gave up control very early for money. Who knows if it was a good decision or not, but if you aren't at peace with the deal you made that is a very shaky foundation to be starting on.

> While the time with them is very helpful, I can't shake the feeling that if I'm doing 99% of the work + came up with the idea, I'm better of finding a co-founder and start my own company.

Since you are not CEO, presumably they own your IP - so your options may be limited with striking out on your own.

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Yeah I trust them. I think that at this stage I don't need much help. They are like a safety net, if I fall, they will step in. But up until now, things are going well.
I strongly advise having a lawyer review the contract even though you already signed it - there will still be many opportunities for you to negotiate in the future. It's infinitely better to know now than to be blindsided later!

In my last startup, our biggest mistake by far was delegating legal solely to my business partner, who we all trusted at the time. It is incredibly easy for saavy parties to write the contract in a way that perniciously "sounds right" to an intelligent, trusting non-lawyer.

> Yeah I trust them

Has the trust been stress tested yet?