[qhoc]

This is just my guess: now with the funding, there is a need to increase time commitment. I don't know the financial situation of the other cofounder but with 5 kids, man, doing startup for little pay is not an option. I guess the salary is little to none in this case but require full-time.

[emmiechang]

He never knew we raised $100k nor got into YC (until sometime in the Spring of '14). It wouldn't have mattered. If you are in, you're in. If you're out, you're out. It shouldn't be conditional.