1/ Two months ago I fired my co-founder/best friend. His shares, along with those of all minority shareholders of our startup, were cashed out at fair value, as determined by an independent third-party, through a process known as a reverse-forward stock split. We’d built a $2B company together, made over 150 angel investments together, and lived together for six years. For most in tech, this is the part you don’t say out loud. That’s precisely why I want to share: