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Was expecting some research on what might be happening to our youth as a result of covid-19 not just a result of the pandemic.

As for the ruining your friendship with the founders, not sure you can avoid this. To me if they de-friend you for pointing out facts, then they were not your friends in the first place. I am still very close friends with one of my ex-cofounders.

Maybe that my comment is pessimistic, but from my perspective start ups are an experience in failing.

The difference here is, if you choose to continue failing with these 'friends/cofounders' or make a call it quits. 13 months is a short life of a startup, but really this is the decision that you and only you can make. No one but you has the perspective and knowledge to make such a call.

"I think my co-founders are blinded by all those unicorns out there, they think everything is going great and there are only little problems on the way before they get rich"

A start-up is about bringing something its founders are passionate about to market. Anyone who thinks a start-up are a way to make money, are in start-ups for the wrong reasons. This sentence has failed start-up all over it.

The mindset that also comes with this idea generally leads to alot of burn out for those passionate and those who are feet up lets get rich with minimal effort. Which is was the fate of my start-up experience. 3 of 5 founders were passionate and hardworking, and 2 of 5 considered it a 'side thing' contributing much less (and even nothing when half-assed). When time came to find buyers to start cycles of improving the product e.g.'fitting the niche of our product', things fell apart. The same 3 of us called out that we are failing and don't see a path, and the 2 others completely did not see the death of the company/idea in front of them. We had majority and dissolved the company.