Rough day at a startup
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• 12/30/2025Co-founder alignment exercise didn't go as planned, so now our CTO co-founder is reacting
| 00:00 - 00:03 | The results of the co-founder alignment exercise came in. |
| 00:04 - 00:05 | You interrupt people a lot. |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | You threatened your last employer for calling you "difficult to work with". |
| 00:08 - 00:12 | Your presumptive language leaves no room for discussion. |
| 00:12 - 00:16 | People think this might be rooted in "insecurities", but we're not medical professionals. |
| 00:17 - 00:19 | I asked my therapist if i'm insecure and his opinion is "no". |
| 00:19 - 00:21 | You need to accept my DATA. |
| 00:24 - 00:26 | My CTO.... |
| 00:27 - 00:28 | Data.... |
| 00:31 - 00:33 | "Data" is a collection of observable facts or statistics, not one's opinion. |
| 00:34 - 00:38 | Just because you found someone to agree with you doesn't make it "data". |
| 00:53 - 00:58 | Everyone leave the room, except: the CEO, board advisor, and the engineers. |
| 01:13 - 01:15 | Take it back! |
| 01:15 - 01:17 | Go fuck yourself! |
| 01:18 - 01:23 | You're such a piece of shit! |
| 01:25 - 01:28 | So that's what you think happened? |
| 01:28 - 01:31 | That I went around shopping for someone to agree with me? |
| 01:31 - 01:34 | You're saying I didn't tell both sides of the story to my therapist... |
| 01:34 - 01:37 | ...or that I only heard what I wanted to hear. |
| 01:37 - 01:40 | You're just like my mom! |
| 01:40 - 01:42 | My CTO, this is what people were complaining about... |
| 01:42 - 01:46 | Retard! I'm an alpha male!! |
| 01:46 - 01:48 | My CTO, alphas don't go around telling others they're alpha.... |
| 01:48 - 01:52 | I knew you'd weaponize this alignment exercise! |
| 01:53 - 01:54 | It's an ambush! |
| 01:56 - 01:57 | I've suffered so many unfair and impossible questions! |
| 01:57 - 02:00 | "Why did you build this product?" |
| 02:00 - 02:03 | "Who is your ICP?" |
| 02:04 - 02:08 | "How much will the average customer pay?" |
| 02:08 - 02:13 | If I knew those answers. why would I fucking need a co-founder? |
| 02:14 - 02:16 | Gemini tells me I'm a great engineer and worth a lot of money. |
| 02:17 - 02:21 | Just let me focus on writing code and talking to the LLMs! |
| 02:27 - 02:29 | I didn't go to an Ivy League or get a return offer at Google. |
| 02:30 - 02:34 | ...but I wrote a book about stoicism that got 20 positive reviews on Amazon. |
| 02:34 - 02:36 | It's my life's philosphy. It's how I think and live. |
| 02:41 - 02:42 | You understand "stoicism"? |
| 02:43 - 02:48 | It's about virtue, humility, and emotional stability! |
| 02:48 - 02:53 | That's why I maintain my composure even in the face of pain and disappointment! |
| 02:54 - 02:56 | Come January 1st, I'm resigning! |
| 02:56 - 02:59 | I'm willing to give up my equity just to teach you a lesson! |
| 03:00 - 03:02 | You'll never find a high-value engineer again! |
| 03:04 - 03:07 | Paulina. You can find another internship through Dartmouth. |
| 03:14 - 03:16 | I told my wife we got into a fight. |
| 03:19 - 03:23 | ...but I didn't tell her I quit yet, in case we reconciled. |
| 03:25 - 03:26 | Maybe if I'm quiet for 2 months, nobody will ask. |
| 03:31 - 03:33 | I want to open up a path to reconciliation. |
| 03:40 - 03:46 | I want to know where I stand with you. |
| 03:46 - 03:51 | Maybe I'll just tell everyone I was wrongfully fired as an employee of my own startup. |
| 03:53 - 03:56 | I'm gonna go now. |
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