Having been through this a couple of times, I agree with others: you'll be much happier later if you work to preserve the relationships than if you fight hard for 7% of nothing.
20 years after my first business break-up, I don't even remember what we were fighting about or how we resolved it, but I remember that it ended poorly and that I wish it weren't so. For better or worse, co-founders are big parts of our lives. That will be true long after you've spent and forgotten whatever money you get in a bitter settlement.
This month, on the other hand, I'm leaving something after our venture didn't work out. We just did a big project retrospective a few days ago. It wasn't easy, but talking everything over meant that the team walked away stronger than ever even as we go our separate ways. We're all very proud of that.
20 years after my first business break-up, I don't even remember what we were fighting about or how we resolved it, but I remember that it ended poorly and that I wish it weren't so. For better or worse, co-founders are big parts of our lives. That will be true long after you've spent and forgotten whatever money you get in a bitter settlement.
This month, on the other hand, I'm leaving something after our venture didn't work out. We just did a big project retrospective a few days ago. It wasn't easy, but talking everything over meant that the team walked away stronger than ever even as we go our separate ways. We're all very proud of that.