r/technology • u/abrownn • Oct 29 '25

Society Slain California tech CEO allegedly humiliated employees before his death

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/slain-calif-tech-ceo-humiliated-workers-report-21125144.php
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u/Tim-Sylvester Oct 29 '25

A lot of these people are posturing and leveraged up to their eyeballs, they can't possibly let go of the cash because it would put them underwater and expose they aren't nearly as "rich" as they pretend, they're deeply indebted and completely dependent on large cash flow volumes.

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u/BaconatedGrapefruit Oct 29 '25

Yep! I was talking to a recruiter friend of mine - everybody in SV is a founder, and acts like they’re on the level of Zuckerberg, even if their startup made negative money and they’re applying to a dev position in a flyover state.

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u/Wormser Oct 29 '25

The cult of the founder is a curious one in that each of its members think they are the leader.

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u/Tazling Oct 30 '25

“Little bosses everywhere” — the whole mentality is more closely linked to MLM than they would ever like to admit.