I did, he held fast to his belief that we hadn't contributed enough to be co–founders nor to get the equity stakes he’d promised when he recruited us. He never raised the money he kept claiming to be raising, and never replaced us with a new team. The startup (if you can call it that) died pretty much when the founder decided to screw the rest of us.

What would be the point? Would you want to continue working for someone who would pull that crap? Would you have any kind of confidence in a company run by someone who would pull that crap?