> I'm looking for a PM coach to help me speed run the entire product management role, from strategy, roadmapping, managing stakeholders, dev cycles, etc etc.
This is a very PM thing to ask. I think you are going to be fine. Do nothing.
I'm a current founder. You just fire the guy. What are we talking about, it's your company! You don't have to give him any shares. Even if he had vested!
Do you know how any of this works? You're talking so limp right now. It's all flexible. It is all subject to change. Every deal, everything you put in writing.
To quote another user:
> I would grant them the equity. It's on you for not firing them earlier - don't make them pay for that mistake.
This is the limpest shit I've ever heard. What the fuck are these people even talking about? The cliff exists for this very reason. The purpose is to let you spend your sweet time to fire someone, which you did. Okay, and now you don't have to give the shares.
You're in charge.
Another commenter:
> Rewarding an incompetent shirker is financially foolish and sets a tone for everybody else in the company. If the employee is as bad as you say he is, everybody that works with him would know that and fully understand why he was sacked.
This is the only outcome that makes sense. Just tell everyone that you fired this guy and did not give him the shares. End of story. If he sucks as much as you say, people will be relieved to hear you didn't give this fuck shares for nothing.
