I was 50-50 at that time in partnership with Mr. PrintMan; Mr. TownSend was not part of the original initiative. I had to bring Mr. TownSend in later because I felt the workload was unacceptable. Mr. PrintMan tried to maintain his 50% share by saying his connections and business direction were enough to justify this share. I was sold at first, but as the business progressed, it became clear the large share was not justified.
When two months had passed, we had a mostly working piece of software and I decided that I was tired of not getting paid and that I would go and find a job. After a few rounds of interviews with no success, a recruiter head-hunter, the first one I'd ever used, called me and said there was a position available at a company in Toronto, which was nice because I wouldn’t have to go to Silicon Valley or Seattle—my original thought.
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