"if I had a cofounder who INSISTED on raising VC, he would have to be DAMN GOOD seller for me to buy into it"
The question that has to be asked is "why does he want to raise the VC money?" Unless you need big money up front to build this thing (and you don't seem to think that's the case), I get the feeling that he desperately wants to be seen as an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurs market the hell out of their product, but "Wantrepreneurs" just market the hell out of themselves.
Or to put it another way, is he in love with the product, or in love with the idea that he's an entrepreneur?
The question that has to be asked is "why does he want to raise the VC money?" Unless you need big money up front to build this thing (and you don't seem to think that's the case), I get the feeling that he desperately wants to be seen as an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurs market the hell out of their product, but "Wantrepreneurs" just market the hell out of themselves.
Or to put it another way, is he in love with the product, or in love with the idea that he's an entrepreneur?