Comment by madaxe_again

I felt the same as you - turned down several acquisition offers, the company was my baby, etc.

Year ten, my partner turned around and stuck a knife in my back, and I found myself railroaded out and battered into submission by lawyers. Exited with token equity, and a small cash payment to get me to fuck off so they could gut the company.

Retrospectively, I should have quit while I was ahead, and I should have realised that while I cared about the company, it did not care about me.

Also, cofounders… you never find out who they actually are until one night you hear the click of the hammer of the gun against your head cocking.