Wild! Would that actually work in the long run? It could cause you a lot of trouble, I’m sure, but it seems like if you have any legal documentation, a lawyer would easily fix it. And it seems like it’s probably illegal to try to remove someone without consent or authorization, so it could potentially backfire pretty hard for him?
I know this happens sometimes, and I’m thankful my partnerships have never gone this bad. Did you know it was headed this direction before he tried it? Was that the end of the company?
The law is amazingly difficult to actually enforce against someone who simply will not comply. If everything goes to a potential finding of contempt it takes ages to win by inches. This is what I ended up doing. Literally took 2+ years.
I “won” in the end — the board fired him and appointed me CEO - but it destroyed the company.
And yes, I saw it coming, but was hoping I could control him until we found revenue and the pressure came off. This was illogical because people like that cannot find revenue.
I know this happens sometimes, and I’m thankful my partnerships have never gone this bad. Did you know it was headed this direction before he tried it? Was that the end of the company?