Tragic Tales Of 10 Founders Whose Own Company Kicked Them Out

Famous founders who gave jobs to millions lost their own when their company fired them. Here's the list of top 10 founders who were fired

14 Mar 2022 09:48 IST

Updated On 14 Mar 2022 09:49 IST

When Ashneer Grover was fired from BharatPe, a company that he built from his sweat and blood, everyone was in shock. How can the board members do this? It sounds unfair to us but they have the power to kick him out. There are several cases when company founders were fired by their own company.

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The list includes founders of industry giants like Uber, Twitter, Tesla, and so on. This is hard to believe but it’s a reality. Read to know more about what went wrong between those founders and their companies.

Famous Companies And Their Founders Who Were Fired

1. Tesla's CEO Turned Employee From A Founder

2. Apple's Founder Steve Jobs Fired By His Own Employee

founders who were fired (1) — CEO of Apple at that time.

3. Twitter's CEO Was Kicked Out Twice

twitter founder jack dorsey — Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, was good at nothing as Nick Bilton mentioned in his book.

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Jack was over interested in his hobbies and parties that annoyed the board members as well as co-founder Evan Williams. In 2008, he was fired but company hired him again in 2015.

Finally in 2021, Dorsey ended his journey with a resignation letter in which he mentioned company can do well without its founders.

4. Uber Fired Its Founder To Repair Company’s Image

uber founder Travis Kalanick — **5. Etsy's Founder Fired For Not Scaling Up The Company**

etsy founder — **6. Blackberry's Downfall Begun With Founders’ Exit**

founders of blackberry — Blackberry smartphones once were very successful among consumers but the beginning of iPhone nearly destroyed the company. It was however not the only reason, the main cause was poor management, leadership failure, and pressures from shareholders.

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Founders Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis could not serve the consumers’ interests and failed to go with the trend.

7. Cisco’s Founder Exit Ended Her Married Life Too

cisco founders sandy lerner and leonard bosack — **8. Founder of Yahoo Exit Taking The Company's Fortune**

yahoo founder jerry yang — **9. Groupon Founder Blamed Himself After Being Fired**

groupon founder andrew mason — Kedar Deshpande is the CEO of Groupon.

10. Co-Founder Of Tinder Fired Over Sexual Harassment Claim

Whitney Wolfe, founder of dating app Bumble, had filed a claim on Sean Rad( one of a founders of Tinder) that led to his dismissal.

What do you think about these founders who were fired and did their companies took right decision?

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