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This is a YC Startup writing incognito. If you have a horror story, you can send it to the newsletter. “I found my cofounder on LinkedIn. We got along well, but early on, I noticed how slow he was. He insisted on being a "full cofounder" and CTO, and I gave him the space to grow, even trusting his decision to build in PHP from scratch. We raised $1M, but progress was slooooow, and soon, runway was running out. The worst part? He deleted all our code and data, setting us back to square one. He also never took our word for what users wanted. He ended up building what he thought was right, ignoring feedback. Eventually, we had to cut the engineering team, and the CTO took time off. But things took a turn for the worse—he refused to leave, stirred up drama, kicked collaborators off Slack, and even recorded meetings without permission. Legal battles, deleted accounts, and a rogue CTO who just wouldn't quit—this story has it all. If you've ever faced cofounder drama, you’ll relate.” |