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April 25, 2022

Dear Sifted: ‘Should I fire my cofounder?’

This CEO doesn’t think their CTO (and cofounder) is up to the job. Should they move them to a role better suited to their abilities, or fire them? We asked the experts.


This is the third piece in our ‘Dear Sifted’ series, where we ask you, our readers, to send us your startup problems, before rounding up some top notch advice from industry experts. Need some sage wisdom yourself? Submit your startup problems here. You can do this anonymously if you prefer.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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