This should be top comment. Especially because the apologists cropping up here will actively avoid and obfuscate the heart of the matter. [1] > Chief executive

This should be top comment. Especially because the apologists cropping up here will actively avoid and obfuscate the heart of the matter. [1] > Chief executive Brian Halligan was fined for failing to promptly alert the company’s board of directors after finding out about the incident. The actions were a result of an investigation by law firm Goodwin Procter on behalf of HubSpot’s board. > “really aggressive tactics,” but he [the CEO] refused to disclose further details of the unusual incident.[2] > “It was fishy enough that I definitely should have reported it,” Halligan said in the interview at the company’s offices. “I agree with the message they sent me. I agree that I showed poor judgment.” [2][3] Bro/frat-iness/childishness aside, if your culture condones criminal acts at the highest levels of power (yes, extortion is illegal) then your culture is screwed up. These acts do not happen in vacuum. They often-times happen when everyone drinks the kool-aid; when everyone is always right so long as they do everything to protect "us" vs "them" without question. So far as I can tell, only the bare minimum was done internally to address these felonies, so I'm not positive on Hubspot's future. [1] "Loyalty over morality", as someone once explained to me. [2] http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/07/31/fishiness-led-to-hubspot-firing/ http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/07/31/fishiness-led-to-h... [3] "Fishy", "poor judgement", such nice sounding words.