>I let Ted’s former CEOs [the one who hesitated on ‘dishonesty’ word association] know what happened I don't think this was a good idea. As you mentioned the w

>I let Ted’s former CEOs [the one who hesitated on ‘dishonesty’ word association] know what happened I don't think this was a good idea. As you mentioned the warnings and red flags were all there but you didn't heed them. It's pretty clear that your awe of this guy was clouding your sense of judgement: "... disappointed because of how much of an impact Ted would have had in taking us to the next level."