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Hyperloop One’s co-founder is suing the company and other executives
- iblaine 10y ago> We have chosen to keep this list short to provide an opportunity for a discrete [sic] resolution So much for that...
- tjpd 10y agoWow, those are some pretty outrageous allegations if true: > Defendant Shervin Pishevar, who was generally uninvolved in > day-to-day matters, began dating the company’s PR vendor, and > increased her salary from $15,000 to $40,000 a month ... > When their subsequent wedding engagement fell through, he > finally heeded suggestions that her work was worth little, > and terminated the arrangement. > Similarly, Defendant Joseph Lonsdale insisted that the > company hire his little brother’s two-person outfit, with > no notable experience with companies building hardware and > engaged in infrastructure development, and few independent > contacts with international and top-tier investor funds, > as the company’s exclusive investment bank > Meanwhile, Shervin installed his brother, a personal injury > and criminal defense attorney with his own small firm in > Rockville, Maryland, as Hyperloop One’s General Counsel, > granting him salary and stock options far greater than even > the most talented engineers received. > Later that night, Afshin Pishevar, the lawyer and Shervin’s > brother as mentioned in the letter, was seen placing a noose > on BamBrogan’s chair on the security camera.
- a_small_island 10y agoI find it interesting that it has 4.9/5 rating on Glassdoor with 31 reviews... https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Hyperloop-One-Reviews-E1137909.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Hyperloop-One-Reviews-E113...