just to clarify...I'm pretty sure I'm different from your ex-CEO.
My CTO is not angry at me, but he gets very annoyed if I ask him about the product. We can talk about anything else and he acts normal/friendly. He told me to back off on asking about the product, so I did. However, I'm concerned and I don't know how to broach the topic of this product without setting him off. I want to be considerate to his feelings and needs, but how do I do this and also ensure work gets done in a timely manner? There is no real deadline to our product launch, so that makes things more difficult.
I don't think our roles are uneven either...I did all the research and design work for this project and raised our angel money.
I have had a conversation. He thinks the product will 100 % be a failure and therefore finishing it is a waste of time, but I think that conclusion is far from certain and am actually very excited to launch it. Unfortunately, I have failed to convince him otherwise.
My CTO is not angry at me, but he gets very annoyed if I ask him about the product. We can talk about anything else and he acts normal/friendly. He told me to back off on asking about the product, so I did. However, I'm concerned and I don't know how to broach the topic of this product without setting him off. I want to be considerate to his feelings and needs, but how do I do this and also ensure work gets done in a timely manner? There is no real deadline to our product launch, so that makes things more difficult.
I don't think our roles are uneven either...I did all the research and design work for this project and raised our angel money.