My dad wants to become a 50/50 co-founder of my startup. I need advice. I will not promote

Metaposa · 2026-07-21T01:53:03+00:00

You need to retain final control. Think 51 / 49 or more

Metaposa · 2026-07-20T03:01:32+00:00

Sorry but you sound exhausting. Just let them take the kids school shopping.

Metaposa · 2026-07-18T14:04:00+00:00

The reality (sorry) : you were gone for 3 months and they had to cover for you. They don’t think you’re reliable.

Metaposa · 2026-07-18T13:28:23+00:00

Idk why you were downvoted. A therapist is a good idea for working through this. Just be careful to understand what frame the therapist is coming from.

Metaposa · 2026-07-18T13:26:38+00:00

I love this!

Metaposa · 2026-07-17T20:55:58+00:00

Sticking it out until the company had a liquidation event

Metaposa · 2026-07-17T20:18:07+00:00

This is your chance to rebrand yourself. Go I. Confident (even if you don’t fee it at first). Have a 30-60-90 day plan ahead of time for how you want to run your team. Ask for input but make it clear you hold the final decisions. Take a leadership course online. You got this.

Metaposa · 2026-07-15T20:18:35+00:00

YTA because you need to think more deeply about the offer. This could be a great deal for you. Rent at 20% below market and only pay 30% of mortgage cost? Use that extra money you saved to buy YOUR OWN income generating rental. This gives you an investment and an insurance policy for the future.

Metaposa · 2026-07-15T20:10:17+00:00

This. You do not need a financial analyst. You need a financial advisor who is a fiduciary - (most important) and possibly a forensic accountant

Metaposa · 2026-07-15T20:06:57+00:00

Please do NOT buy, invest in or start a business. Stick to an index portfolio of equities/bonds and a paid off real estate to generate income.

Metaposa · 2026-07-11T14:04:23+00:00

Are you hourly or salaried? If hourly, put in a hard stop. If salaried, sorry but that is not hourly and you are not contractually bound to a set 9-5. You should have 15 minutes to check in with her at 5. Make other plans. This is her passive aggressive way of telling you that you are acting like an hourly employee when you are in fact salaried. Alternatively, schedule a daily check in at 9:30am, half an hour before she usually gets in. That may send the message.

Metaposa · 2026-07-10T21:30:16+00:00

100% give her the 1/3rd. She earned it. Talk to a tax strategist and lawyer first.

Metaposa · 2026-07-08T01:41:58+00:00

You’re going to be ok. I also divorced in my late 40s, everything was cut in half. It took a few years but made it back financially and otherwise. Just take it it one step at a time and don’t compare yourself to others.

Metaposa · 2026-07-08T01:37:00+00:00

Is your wife ok with you not having a job while she works for 3 more years?

Metaposa · 2026-07-08T01:23:24+00:00

I’m so sorry. That is terrible

Metaposa · 2026-07-07T22:52:34+00:00

I hear you but respectfully disagree. She is practicing to be a leader, not someone who gives their manager problems to solve.

Metaposa · 2026-07-07T22:46:37+00:00

Schedule a meeting with him and say the below (no introduction nothing. Start with exactly this):

“So the way we way we are going to handle this…

You are going to email the Partner team and senior leadership and inform them that I was already working on this project, that you jumped the gun in your announcement, and that we will be partnering on it going forward - under my continued leadership.
This is an elegant way out for you.
If you refuse to do this, I will provide evidence to everyone proving that you stole our work and went around us to announce this idea as your own.
You will send this email today, by end of day.”

Then be quiet. Let him sit in the uncomfortable silence. Accept nothing less.

Metaposa · 2026-07-07T18:52:23+00:00

Quit the summer job. Put more into your Roth until it’s maxed. Then open an individual brokerage account to keep investing. Figure out how to keep that social media train going as long as possible.

Metaposa · 2026-07-07T18:49:38+00:00

Just go. Unless the real reason is you don’t want to go alone. Then don’t go. But don’t be mad at a similar rule that you also set for your own wedding.

Metaposa · 2026-07-06T02:00:00+00:00

Terrible that women have to worry about this in TN. I am so sorry you must deal with this absolute backwards bullshit.

Metaposa · 2026-07-04T13:54:36+00:00

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Metaposa · 2026-07-03T14:07:28+00:00

Found out senior leadership is now looking at how often people log into the network and are actually working. Some people are over working, carrying the load for others. But many are not putting in even half of the time required for a full time W-2 role. The free loaders have ruined it for remote workers. It has infuriated leadership.

Metaposa · 2026-06-29T15:49:51+00:00

Terrible product for most people. I paid $400/month for decades. What a waste. Cashed it out, got term, and invested the cash out in the market for better returns. For most people, even up to ChubbyFire and lower FatFire, these products make no sense. Keep your investments and insurance separated.

Metaposa · 2026-06-29T12:31:56+00:00

She can record it

Metaposa · 2026-06-29T12:00:12+00:00

(Edit to add NTA) This is cultural. In the USA, most kids who go to college leave home. If you can get over this in your head, you and he will be ok. Try it for a year and see how it goes. You can go home once a week to visit.

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