Hidden Magic Consulting consisted of Jack, myself, and a guy named Rashan. Jack does development, I do design, and he does marketing/sales. On Friday we fired him.
He’d been funny about money in the past, and about two weeks ago Jack was ready to cut ties with him. I felt strongly that we were better with him than without him, and thought we could use that occasion as an opportunity to set some ground rules. We set some ground rules. Thursday morning he withdrew the balance of our business checking account, claiming it was what he was owed. He’s been a nightmare since.
Jack and I scrambled all Friday to inform our clients and secure our digital assets and accounts. We sent a repo man to collect the company car. Rashan locked it in a barn. It’s really a chapter of our company that we’re eager to put behind us, but it threatens to linger for a while.