Let me play the devil's advocate. How do you know that you are right and they are wrong. All along you both were on the same page and you are successful. May be they are right. But, in any case, it all depends on the contract you have. Legally binding crap takes precedence. The next best option is to to sell, may be 60 or 75% stake to the other co-founder. They have the right of first refusal rather than selling it to your competitor. In any case, be very friendly. If and when it goes south, they may need you to right the ship.
As always, you are the best judge of the situation.
"One of Tetlock's findings from the Good Judgment Project was that cognitive and personality traits were more important than specialised knowledge when it came to predicting the outcome of various world events typically more accurately than intelligence agencies"
I think you may be confusing CS with Software Engineering. CS is a math heavy field that talks about computing machines, architecture, Operating system, among tons of other things. At Masters level, a degree of programming is almost always a pre-req unless the University is a diploma mill.
I have vast industry experience. I know lot of problems in different businesses. The challenge I have is putting together a good 2-3 member team. My friends are retired full time workers. If you are interested, DM me.
You have to choose the right road with right companion for the journey. If you choose the wrong road, does not matter how fast or hard you go, you will never get there.
Since the question is a bit open-ended, here are the possible options....
If he wants to do programming for fun, which is not the case, I think age does not matter. Actually programming for fun is a good place to start - get a feel - and then monetize the skill accordingly.
I believe with his management skills, like 20-40% technical skills is all that is required to be a techno-functional-engineering manager (depending on the organization).
Since he is new to programming, he does not have the "baggage" of outdated/irrelevant skillsets (CORBA anyone?) - so that is a good thing.
Barrier to entry is low which is good - so it is a good idea that if he wants to take this up!
I think the challenge would be, with his management skills, it would be hard to swallow how some managers mismanage...
The BEST product launch I have seen in HN. Very impressive resumes with grit and passion!!
Am a born vegetarian (Lacto-vegan). When 1 lb of meat is produced by 600 lbs of grass, we definitely need more efficient ways of making meat.
I dont want to eat meat but I will be your secret supporter and secretly follow your progress. Cheers!
