A co -founder of Startup shared a gross account on social networks, detailing how the differences in engagement led him to separate from his trading partner – also a close friend. The emotional position struck the sensitive string of entrepreneurs, offering a backstage of behind the scenes of the collapse of a promising SaaS startup which had collected $ 500,000 in seed financing.
The user wrote: “The most difficult thing I have ever done. You are not preparing to end something with someone who is your friend from university. Someone with whom you have built dreams … makes me sick to type.
According to the post, Cracks began to show when his co-founder, a brilliant coder, began to lose his interest.
Despite the increase in seeds of $ 500,000 and the impression of investors with a dazzling technological demo, the erratic calendar of his partner and the secondary certification mentality left him customer support, calls for investors and other tasks crucial. The founder deplored that the very features which made his brilliant co-founder also made him unreliable, letting their dream collapse.
The co-founder treated the startup more as a secondary hobby. “I kept telling myself” that he will change “or” next week will be different “, but you can only lie so long,” admitted the author.
The conversation on the end of the partnership was inevitable. “It arrived at 2:30 p.m., the first time in weeks … The office was so quiet. He took it better than what I expected. Just sitting there nod, as if he was waiting for it, ”recalls the author.
The startup is now directed to a legal split, with a division of shares and clumsy investors on the horizon. Although the future is uncertain, there is a feeling of relief. “For the first time in months, my chest does not feel tight. More white nights wondering if it is the day when everything is disintegrated, “he added.
Community reactions were widely favorable. A user commented: “Your bravery to take this step was laudable. Keep your chin high and kill it like a boss. Another advised: “One of the learning of this experience is that you must have difficult conversations from the start and not wait for things to deteriorate.”
The author closed with a word of warning for his colleagues entrepreneurs: “The passion for gap kills faster than the gap of skills. The brilliant spirit of your co-founder means nothing if their hearts are no longer there. “”
