Kudos on not giving up. I've had our co-founder/CTO quit on us t the day we were expecting term sheets. Pretty bad timing and I was freaking out a little bit.
Investors have seen it all. While I expected this setback to screw up our funding, it didn't make a difference in the end.
The thing is, if he was shaky, the earlier he disappears, the better. And if you can show you can go on even when losing key people, that's a good sign, because chances are high you will lose key people.
I fully agree. I actually realized only after that we're very happy he's gone. He wasn't a great fit at all. Even though he was an outstanding developer, we're much stronger without him.
Investors have seen it all. While I expected this setback to screw up our funding, it didn't make a difference in the end.
When this kind of shit happens, just carry on.