Poor founders and your VC-funded pain. How about some empathy for each of those employees you are firing, who have to go home and face families and lives that

Poor founders and your VC-funded pain. How about some empathy for each of those employees you are firing, who have to go home and face families and lives that they've shared with you and you have essentially shat upon? They are not "resources". They are people, humans, and their lives and loves are just as important as yours. They shared a piece of their humanity with you to help you in your dream. A dream which, make no mistake, isn't making the world a better place. It's you yourself getting rich. You used these people and now they have to deal with their lessons learned. Which aren't "lying is a bad thing" and "not paying taxes is bad" and "I need to network more with rich people." They are- "I need to find a new job and/or draw unemployment, I need to cope with this shock to my system, and I need to figure out how I'm going to pay the bills". All the "libertarians" in this business lose sight of social agreements and safety nets, until they get screwed by someone who shares that approach.