As an intregral part of an Internet startup that is in the process of yet another revamped business model, I find myself in the very same situation. With recent staff cuts and an immediate rush for funding I wonder about my future and I also wonder why I am still here. What it comes down to is a fear of change (I think)...The thought of all those endless hours I put in in the past and of all the time and energy I put into this idea and the dream of making it big is dying a slow death. It's hard to let go of something that used to be so important, it's also hard to break away from such a tight knit group of co-workers and it is hard to think of the past 2 years as a waste of time. Chances are (at least in my situation, this is the case) that your friends feel the same uneasiness and have been also considering their options. I would think that if you hold the CTO position and greatly respect your friends and their abilities and you disagree with the direction the management is taking the company...then I think that you and your buddies should make your own model and succeed without all that dead-weight.
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As an intregral part of an Internet startup that is in the process of yet another revamped business model, I find myself in the very same situation. With recent staff cuts and an immediate rush for funding I wonder about my future and I also wonder why I am still here. What it comes down to is a fear of change (I think)...The thought of all those endless hours I put in in the past and of all the time and energy I put into this idea and the dream of making it big is dying a slow death. It's hard to let go of something that used to be so important, it's also hard to break away from such a tight knit group of co-workers and it is hard to think of the past 2 years as a waste of time. Chances are (at least in my situation, this is the case) that your friends feel the same uneasiness and have been also considering their options. I would think that if you hold the CTO position and greatly respect your friends and their abilities and you disagree with the direction the management is taking the company...then I think that you and your buddies should make your own model and succeed without all that dead-weight.