[sfields]

Co-founding any project is akin to marriage. Don’t pull a Kim Kardashian and give up just yet, but you do have to take a stand… sooner rather than later. I did an executive leadership program with AT&T and the #1 thing they teach is managing your people. You, sir, need to manage your co-founder similar to how I would have one of my employees or peers. Don’t be timid bc it’s his idea, bc we all know that an idea is nothing without blood, sweat, and tears (which at this point his contribution = 5%, and yours = 95%). To me it seems as though you are quite invaluable already. Take him to a café or pub and ask him how things are going for him. Pull a doctor phil and let him open up a bit and then ask him if HE believes that these issues will affect his ability to contribute to the project. You need him to be honest more than anything else or you won’t know whether he is taking advantage of the situation and exhibiting his true lazy behavior or just needs to get back on track. FYI behavior predicts behavior and apparently your honeymoon phase is over…