I’ve been working with my VP of Sales to slowly become the CEO of our first portfolio company.

However, he’s becoming increasingly insubordinate. He’s slow to respond. I ask him to get things done, and he doesn’t do them, and seemingly doesn’t care.

I text him questions, and he doesn’t respond for hours or when he does is very terse.

I’m considering finding a new candidate and letting him go from the company as it seems our cultural values do not match.

What would you do in this case?