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> to Jeff Gerstmann getting fired AGAIN Hold up what? I didn't know that. It seems insane to fire the man from the organization he co-founded.
by bigstrat2003 2y ago
> to Jeff Gerstmann getting fired AGAIN
Hold up what? I didn't know that. It seems insane to fire the man from the organization he co-founded.
- cube00 2y agoOnce the VCs get involved you will soon find the company you founded is no longer the company you work at.
- bigstrat2003 2y agoYeah I suppose. It just is shocking to me, because for me Giant Bomb was Jeff (and Ryan, may he rest in peace). Hard to fathom the site without him, but so it goes I guess.
- lazide 2y agoThings change, and sometimes require you to change in ways you’re not okay with to stay/have it keep working. So either change yourself, leave (if you can), or get pushed out (if you’re not majority control). Or everything grinds to a halt. It isn’t just companies.
- RevEng 2y agoIt happens. Our CTO "resigned" about 6 years after we started our VC funded startup. He sold his shares to the rest of the investors. It wasn't his choice to leave.
- riffraff 2y agoYou're gonna be blown away if you read a bit of Apple's history ;)
- phatfish 2y agoJeff chats about some recent history on his podcast from a few days ago. https://youtu.be/bQiGkSCQN7o?t=165 https://youtu.be/bQiGkSCQN7o?t=165