[jrs99]

the flip side is:

why would you destroy this relationship if you're the mba student. You have to realize there is a benefit to keeping the original engineer on board. There's probably a benefit to having a partner that can prototype any stupid idea you come up with.

If this were me, i'd be jamming 50% of this business down the coder's throat.

[damoncali]

It's never good to burn bridges, but giving someone 50% as they walk off to take another job doesn't seem all that smart or equitable.