If you want to stand a chance at '4' I'd suggest you take charge. Now.
Not next month, every day spent in the current setup is a day wasted in the longer term, you need to change direction towards some form of launch, even if it is with an incomplete but minimally viable product.
The 'one more feature' or 'one more milestone before launch' mentality is the most certain way to get killed. If you can't launch before you've completed those milestones and you have internal troubles your chanes of survival depend on the depth of your pockets, and the speed with which you can get the situation resolved.
Your company seems to have two founder problems, not just one, both a developer-founder and the CEO are not currently functioning as they should.
If you are the CEO call a meeting of your co-founders, outline your issues, put up a plan of action and ask for a vote of confidence, if you are not the CEO then try to get your CEO on board. If he won't acknowledge the gravity of the situation you have a real problem.
What I really don't understand is how you've managed to hold out this long without any source of income or funding, 2 years is a long long time.
I wish you much good luck and wisdom, you will need it by the looks of it.
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If you want to stand a chance at '4' I'd suggest you take charge. Now.
Not next month, every day spent in the current setup is a day wasted in the longer term, you need to change direction towards some form of launch, even if it is with an incomplete but minimally viable product.
The 'one more feature' or 'one more milestone before launch' mentality is the most certain way to get killed. If you can't launch before you've completed those milestones and you have internal troubles your chanes of survival depend on the depth of your pockets, and the speed with which you can get the situation resolved.
Your company seems to have two founder problems, not just one, both a developer-founder and the CEO are not currently functioning as they should.
If you are the CEO call a meeting of your co-founders, outline your issues, put up a plan of action and ask for a vote of confidence, if you are not the CEO then try to get your CEO on board. If he won't acknowledge the gravity of the situation you have a real problem.
What I really don't understand is how you've managed to hold out this long without any source of income or funding, 2 years is a long long time.
I wish you much good luck and wisdom, you will need it by the looks of it.