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The product is still catching up to consulting revenue, but in the red by about 50% without consulting after salaries. Have a runway of about 4-5 months.

The reason for the salaries is that we both quit our jobs to do this full-time and have families to support.

Thanks for the comment. It's good to know that others have been in my place.

I'm pondering your thoughts before replying fully, but I did want to say that I had the same thoughts on output, so I've been measuring it for the past several months. Subjective I'm sure, but I'm shipping 5-10x more code, judging by our repo, and on top of that I'm managing the bizdev side 100%.

When I say it like that, it actually sound like our business is one-sided, but it isn't. Maybe I should find some way to measure value qualitatively.

For some reason, I've always felt the need to have a founder when starting a new venture, but regardless of what happens here, I do think that's the way I'll proceed next time.

Yes, many times. She says she gets it, and says all the right things, but nothing really changes. It's almost as if her income was being subsidized. That or she's happy being broke.

Thanks for taking the time to reply, twice even.

Can't say I haven't thought about #3, but I'm concerned about our customers and what I'd leave behind. I really love our business.

We're not yet funded. I basically funded our business with my savings and a little client work. We're looking for a seed round on top of all this, with me doing most of the hunting.

You're right, I've thought about this a lot. I work a lot because I like it, but also because we're not in the black yet. If we were, I'd probably relax at least a bit, but I've already experienced a time when the clock ran out and the money dried up. I'm doing everything in my power to prevent it this time.

I do like your idea about getting an independent party, but we're not in the same region so our mutual acquaintances are few. I need to think on that a bit.

Edit: Curious, was there any resistance when this was implemented with your team? How did the conversation go?

I want to comment and mention that yes, we have talked about this problem before, and when we do, it does get heated.

Her position isn't going to change much, not without me constantly cracking a whip and building equal resentment on the other side.