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It was the summer, and we were closing in on our Series A funding. I wanted to update my fellow co-founders on our progress, so I scheduled a meeting at the local Starbucks.
A little bit off topic, but Starbucks is a great meeting venue for an unfunded company with no office space. So is Peets, by the way. You get a nice environment with beverages and a bathroom. What more can you ask for…
Four of the five founders were on time for our 11AM meeting. We were waiting on our Chief Technology Officer, “Raphael.”
11:10AM. Out of the corner of my eye I say Raphael walking through the parking lot. He looked like a geeky gunslinger dressed all in black.
We had been raising money for 18 months. We had survived the nuclear winter of the Great Recession. The fund raising had been exhausting. All of my cofounders patience, and belief in the company, was tested.
You need to decide, sooner rather than later, when you’ve reached your enough point with your cofounder.
Raphael opened the doors to Starbucks abruptly and sat down at our table.
Before I could update the team, Raphael started talking.
