[odshoifsdhfs]

You fucked up, but most likely you are playing with vc money so who gives a fuck? Pay him, keep him. Chances are you will fold in a year or two so at least you make someones life a bit better for a while.

You not saving the world or anything like that, so just syphoon as much of the idiots vcs moneys to normal people lives. That is the goal with start ups right?

[tkiolp4]

Surprises me this is not the top voted answer. After years in this industry, I have zero empathy for startups and VCs, and all the empathy of the world for employees. Keep him.

[samastur]

I have zero empathy for them too, but this is still just stupid even assuming that this company is VC funded (most aren't).

Most of us do not go to work to warm the seat in exchange for paycheck and poor performers are devastating for morale. It's difficult enough to manage how people perceive themselves with relation to others and their compensation and you do absolutely no favors to anyone with making this even more complicated by having a visibly incompetent employee being over-compensated.